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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)
- 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.
- 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)
- To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
- To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
- To refine or master (a skill).
- To make more acute, intense, or effective.
Etymology 2
Compare Icelandic word for "a knob".
Noun
hone (plural hones)
Etymology 3
French hogner (“to grumble”).
Verb
hone (third-person singular simple present hones, present participle honing, simple past and past participle honed)
- (Britain, US, Southern US, dialectal) To grumble.
- (Britain, US, Southern US, dialectal) To pine, lament, or long.
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