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hone
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hoʊn
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]
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noun,
verb,
honed,
hon·ing.
noun
1.
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
2.
a precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip, for enlarging holes to precise dimensions.
verb (used with object)
3.
to sharpen on a hone:
to hone a carving knife.
4.
to enlarge or finish (a hole) with a hone.
5.
to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect:
to hone one's skills.
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Origin:
before 950;
Middle English
(noun);
Old English
hān
stone, rock; cognate with
Old Norse
hein
hone; akin to
cone
Related forms
hon·er,
noun
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hone
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verb (used without object),
honed,
hon·ing.
1.
South Midland and Southern U.S.
to yearn; long:
to hone for the farm life; to hone after peach pie.
2.
Archaic.
to moan and groan.
Origin:
1590–1600;
<
Anglo-French
*honer;
Old French
hogner
to grumble, growl <
Germanic;
compare
Old Saxon
hōnian
to abuse, revile
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hone
1
(həʊn)
—
n
1.
a fine whetstone, esp for sharpening razors
2.
a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc
—
vb
3.
(
tr
) to sharpen or polish with or as if with a hone
usage
Hone
is sometimes wrongly used where
home
is meant:
this device makes it easier to home in on
(not
hone in on
)
the target
hone
2
(həʊn)
—
vb
(often foll by
for
or
after
)
1.
to yearn or pine
2.
to moan or grieve
[C17: from Old French
hogner
to growl, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
hōnen
to revile]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
hone
O.E. han "stone, rock," in M.E. "whetstone" (early 14c.), from P.Gmc. *khaino (cf. O.N. hein "hone"). The verb is 1788, from the noun.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
From time to time he pauses to
hone
his curved steel blade on the stone he
keeps in a belt pouch.
It took him about 15 years to
hone
his instrumental skills.
Jared played saxop
hone
, and his parents enrolled him in jazz classes to help
him
hone
his skills.
Presenting concepts realistically may improve learning, and
hone
other skills
as well, like attention span.
Louie could be a compelling novelist--if only she would
hone
her storytelling techniques.
Some campers say the experience helped
hone
social skills required in business.
Use the experience to broaden and
hone
your teaching skills.
The well-deserved encouragement he received led him to
hone
his recollections for the theater.
The course enables participants to explore backcountry terrain and
hone
survival skills.
But the team is trying to
hone
the method.
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