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Definition hone

Etymology 1

From Middle English hon (“whetstone”), from Old English h?n, from Proto-Germanic *hain? (compare Dutch heen, Norwegian hein), from Proto-Indo-European *?eh?i- (“to sharpen”) (compare Ancient Greek ????? (kônos, “cone”), Persian ???‎ (sân, “whetstone”)).

Noun

hone (plural hones)

  1. A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
  2. A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
Verb

hone (third-person singular simple present hones, present participle honing, simple past and past participle honed)

  1. To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
  2. To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
  3. To refine or master (a skill).
  4. To make more acute, intense, or effective.

Etymology 2

Compare Icelandic word for "a knob".

Noun

hone (plural hones)

  1. A kind of swelling in the cheek.

Etymology 3

French hogner (“to grumble”).

Verb

hone (third-person singular simple present hones, present participle honing, simple past and past participle honed)

  1. (Britain, US, Southern US, dialectal) To grumble.
  2. (Britain, US, Southern US, dialectal) To pine, lament, or long.


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