hone

¹hone

noun \ˈhōn\

Definition of HONE

: whetstone

Origin of HONE

Middle English, from Old English hān stone; akin to Old Norse hein whetstone, Latin cot-, cos, Sanskrit śiśāti he whets

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Hardware Terms

adze, auger, awl, chock, ferrule, punch, tang

Rhymes with HONE

blown, bone, clone, cone, crone, drone, flown, groan, grown, known, loan, lone, moan, Mon, none, own, phone, pone, prone, Rhône, roan, Saône, scone, sone, stone, throne, tone, zone

²hone

transitive verb

honedhon·ing

Definition of HONE

1

: to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone

2

: to make more acute, intense, or effective : whet <helped her hone her comic timing — Patricia Bosworth>

— hon·er noun

First Known Use of HONE

1798

³hone

intransitive verb

honedhon·ing

Definition of HONE

1

dialect : yearn —often used with for or after

2

dialect : grumble, moan

Origin of HONE

Middle French hoigner to grumble

First Known Use: 1600

Other Dialect Terms

bespoke, boughten, lave, muchacho, nigh, spunk, thunk, toboggan