hone
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See also høne
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Akin to Old Norse hein (whence archaic Danish hen, spelling before the writing reform of 1948: heen, Norwegian Bokmål hein), from Proto-Germanic *hainō (“whetstone”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱōy- (“to be pointed”).
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Translations
sharpening stone
machine tool
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[edit] Verb
hone (third-person singular simple present hones, present participle honing, simple past and past participle honed)
- To sharpen with a hone.
- To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
- To refine or master (a skill).
- To make more acute, intense, or effective.
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to sharpen with a hone
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to produce a precision bore with a hone
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to refine or master a skill
to make more acute, intense or effective
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[edit] Japanese
[edit] Noun
hone (hiragana ほね)
