"to whet" not "to wet", just as least and lest seem to be used interchangeably, so with whet and wet, both wtrong usages.whet
A verb
1 whet
sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
Category Tree:
change; alter; modify
╚sharpen
╚whet
2 whet, quicken
make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"
Category Tree:
sensitize; sensitise
╚stimulate; excite; stir
╚whet, quicken
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Katy
Although one can whet a blade on a wet stone.