Whit″tle (?), n. [OE. thwitel, fr. AS. pwītan to cut. Cf. Thwittle, Thwaite a piece of ground.] A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife. “A butcher's whittle.” Dryden. “Rude whittles.” Macaulay.
He wore a Sheffield whittle in his hose. Betterton.