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(), v. i.[Etymology uncertain. 37.] To pine; to lament; to long. Lamb. Hone n.[Cf. Icel. hn a knob.] A kind of swelling in the cheek. Hone n.[AS. hn; akin to Icel. hein, OSw. hen; cf. Skr. a, also , i, to sharpen, and E. cone. 38, 228.] A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone. Tusser. Hone slateSee Polishing slate. Hone stone, one of several kinds of stone used for hones. See Novaculite. Hone v. t.[imp. & p. p.Honed (hnd); p]. pr. & vb. n.Honing.] To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor. Hone (), v. i.[Cf. F. honger to grumble.] To grumble; pine; lament; long. [Dial.Eng. & Southern U. S.] スポンサード リンク
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