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Hone   /hoʊn/   Listen
Hone

noun
1.
A whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors.






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"Hone" Quotes from Famous Books



... chisel and hammer supplemented by a file. The polishing and sharpening are done in several stages: the first stage usually by rubbing the blade upon a block of sandstone; the second stage by the use of a hone of finer grain; and the highest polish is attained by rubbing with a leaf whose surface is hard and probably contains silicious particles. At the present time imported ...
— The Pagan Tribes of Borneo • Charles Hose and William McDougall



Words linked to "Hone" :   round off, polish, amend, meliorate, better, whetstone, ameliorate, set, perfect, round, polish up, brush up, optimize, optimise, improve, sharpen



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