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hone

/həʊn/

noun

Meaning

  • 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

Meaning

  • 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.