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—honer, n./hohn/, n., v., honed, honing.n.1. a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.2. a precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip, for enlarging holes to precise dimensions.v.t.3. to sharpen on a hone: to hone a carving knife.4. to enlarge or finish (a hole) with a hone.5. to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect: to hone one's skills.hone2/hohn/, v.i., honed, honing.1. South Midland and Southern U.S. to yearn; long: to hone for the farm life; to hone after peach pie.2. Archaic. to moan and groan.[1590-1600; < AF *honer; OF hogner to grumble, growl < Gmc; cf. OS honian to abuse, revile]
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