01 v. i. To grumble; pine; lament; long.
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To grumble; pine; lament; long.[Dial.Eng. & Southern U. S.]
Entry
5 senses · 4 variants
Webster, 1913
Hone
/hōn/
· IPA /hoʊn/
02 n. A kind of swelling in the cheek.
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A kind of swelling in the cheek.
03 n. A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and …
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A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone.
Phrases & compounds
Hone slate —
See Polishing slate.
Hone stone —
one of several kinds of stone used for hones. See Novaculite.
04 v. t. To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor.
imp. & p. p.
Honed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Honing
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To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor.
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to render more precise or more effective; as, to hone one's skills.