honer

Variant of hone

hone definition

hone (hōn)

noun

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

Etymology: ME < OE han, a stone, akin to ON hein, a hone < IE base *ko(i)-, to sharpen, whet > L cos, whetstone, cotes, sharp rock, Gr kōnos, cone

transitive verb honed, honing hon′·ing

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

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