Definition of "hone"
- noun
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
To sharpen with a hone.
To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
To refine or master (a skill).
To make more acute, intense, or effective.
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