3 entries under this word

Hone

Hōne, n.

noun

n. [Icel. hein, cos mollis, O. Sw. hen; A-S. hanan, to stone; probably allied to Gr. ἀκόνη, whetstone, Syr. akana.]

Sense 1. A stone of a fine grit, used for sharpening instruments that require a fine edge, and particularly for setting razors.

Sense 2. A kind of swelling in the cheek.

Hone-slates, species of slate used for sharpening tools upon.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. HONED; p. pr. & vb. n. HONING.] To rub and sharpen on a hone; as, to hone a razor.

verbintransitive

[Cf. A-S. hongian, hangian, hangan, hōn, to hang; hogian, to meditate, think, lament, grieve.] To pine; to long. [Obs.] Burton.