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honed

Variant of hone

noun

a fine-grained, hard stone used to sharpen cutting tools

transitive verb honed, honing

to sharpen with or as with a hone
Mech. to enlarge or smooth (a bore) to exact specifications with a rotating stick () containing abrasive material

Related Forms:

honer noun

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