hone

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also 2 Japanese 2.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

Akin to Old Norse hein ( > archaic Danish hen, spelling before the writing reform of 1948: heen , Norwegian bokmål hein), from Proto-Germanic *hainō (“‘whetstone’”), from Proto-Indo-European *k̑ōi- (“‘to be pointed’”).

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• Rhymes: -əʊn

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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.

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

1. To sharpen with a hone.
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.

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• grit
• sandpaper
• strop
• swarf

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[edit] Noun

hone (hiragana ほね)

1. 骨: bone