hone

See also: Hone, Hōne, and høne

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English hon (“whetstone”), from Old English hān, from Proto-Germanic *hainō (compare Dutch heen, Norwegian hein), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃i- (“to sharpen”) (compare Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”), Persian سان‎ (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.
Derived terms
  • hone slate
  • hone stone
Translations

Verb

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.
Translations

See also

Etymology 2

Compare Icelandic word for "a knob".

Noun

hone (plural hones)

  1. A kind of swelling in the cheek.
Derived terms

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, dialect) To grumble.
  2. (Britain, US, Southern US, dialect) To pine, lament, or long.
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Japanese

Romanization

hone

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ほね
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