Hone (?), v. i. [Cf. F. honger to grumble. √37.] To grumble; pine; lament; long. [Dial.Eng. & Southern U. S.]
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Hone, n. [AS. hān; akin to Icel. hein, OSw. hen; cf. Skr. çā&nsdot_;a, also çō, çi, 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.
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Hone slateSee Polishing slate. -- Hone stone, one of several kinds of stone used for hones. See Novaculite.
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