FromMiddle English hon ( “ whetstone ” ) , fromOld English hān Proto-Germanic *hainō Dutch heen Norwegian hein Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃i- ( “ to sharpen ” ) (compareAncient Greek κῶνος ( kônos ,“ cone ” ) ,Persian سان ( sân ,“ whetstone ” ) ).
hone (plural hones
Asharpening stone composed of extra-finegrit used for removing theburr orcurl from theblade of arazor or some otheredge tool . Amachine tool used in the manufacture of precisionbores . sharpening stone
Azerbaijani:bülöv bülöv daşı Bulgarian:точило (bg) n ( točilo ) ,брус (bg) m ( brus ) Catalan:esmoladora f Chinese:Mandarin:磨刀石 (zh) ( módāoshí ) Czech:brousek m brus (cs) m Danish:slibesten c Dutch:slijpsteen (nl) ,wetsteen (nl) Esperanto:akrigilo Finnish:liippakivi French:pierre à aiguiser (fr) German:Schleifstein (de) m Wetzstein (de) m Greek:Ancient:ἀκόνη f ( akónē ) ,θηγάνη f ( thēgánē ) Italian:mola (it) f cote f Japanese:砥石 (ja) ( といし, toishi ) Latin:cōs f Maltese:sinniena f Ottoman Turkish:بلگو ( bileği ) Polish:osełka (pl) f Portuguese:mó (pt) f afiadeira f Russian:осело́к (ru) m ( oselók ) ,точильный ка́мень m ( točilʹnyj kámenʹ ) ,брусо́к (ru) m ( brusók ) Spanish:asperón (es) m afiladera (es) f aguzadera f amoladera f muela (es) f Swedish:bryne (sv) n brynsten (sv) c Tamil:சாணை (ta) ( cāṇai ) Turkish:bileği (tr) Ukrainian:брус (uk) m ( brus ) ,осла́ ( oslá )
hone (third-person singular simple present hones present participle honing simple past and past participle honed
( transitive ) sharpen with a hone; towhet .( transitive ) produce aprecision bore .( transitive ) refine ormaster (a skill).2023 August 23, David E Norris, “Joseph Locke: a railway injustice...”, inRAIL , number990 , page56 :He alsohoned the procedure known as cut and fill - whereby the spoil from railway cuttings was used to build up embankments.
2011 CaptainSparklez (lyrics), Doc Exx (music), performed by TryHardNinja, parody of Usher'sDJ Got Us Fallin' In Love :Huh? Training in your room under the torchlight /Hone that form to get you ready for the big fight
To make moreacute ,intense , oreffective . to sharpen with a hone
Armenian:please add this translation if you can Azerbaijani:bülövləmək (az) Bulgarian:точа (bg) ( toča ) Catalan:esmolar (ca) Cherokee:ᎬᏟᎭ ( gvtliha ) Chinese:Mandarin:礪 / 砺 (zh) ( lì ) ,磨 (zh) ( mó ) Czech:ostřit impf naostřit pf brousit (cs) impf nabrousit pf Danish:skærpe Dutch:aanzetten (nl) ,slijpen (nl) ,scherp maken Esperanto:akrigi Finnish:liipata (fi) French:aiguiser (fr) Georgian:please add this translation if you can German:honen (de) ,feinschleifen ziehschleifen Hebrew:לַחֲרוֹץ (he) ( lacharótz ) Hungarian:fen (hu) Ingrian:hiuttaa kirahuttaa Italian:affilare (it) ,molare (it) ,arrotare (it) ,affinare (it) Japanese:研ぐ (ja) ( とぐ, togu ) ,研ぎ澄ます ( とぎすます, togisumasu ) Khmer:សង្កួត (km) ( sɑngkuət ) Maori:oroi whakaratarata Middle English:whetten Mongolian:please add this translation if you can Norwegian:hone Portuguese:amolar (pt) ,afiar (pt) Russian:отта́чивать (ru) impf ( ottáčivatʹ ) ,точи́ть (ru) impf ( točítʹ ) ,зата́чивать (ru) impf ( zatáčivatʹ ) Slovak:naostriť vybrúsiť nabrúsiť Spanish:afilar (es) ,aguzar (es) ,amolar (es) Swedish:bryna (sv) ,slipa (sv) ,skärpa (sv) Thai:please add this translation if you can Vietnamese:mài (vi) ,dũa Yiddish:שלײַפֿן ( shlayfn )
to produce a precision bore with a hone
to refine or master a skill
Catalan:esmolar (ca) Czech:pilovat (cs) ,vybrousit Danish:finslibe Dutch:vervolmaken (nl) ,vervolledigen (nl) Finnish:hioa (fi) French:perfectionner (fr) ,affiner (fr) ,affuter (fr) German:ausfeilen ausschleifen Italian:affinare (it) Polish:doskonalić (pl) impf Portuguese:esmerar (pt) ,aperfeiçoar (pt) Russian:отта́чивать (ru) impf ( ottáčivatʹ ) Slovak:vycibriť cizelovať zdokonaliť Spanish:perfeccionar (es) ,afinar (es) ,refinar (es) ,aguzar (es) ,agudizar (es) Swedish:finslipa (sv) ,finputsa (sv)
to make more acute, intense or effective
Cognate withIcelandic hnúður knot
hone (plural hones
A kind ofswelling in thecheek . French hogner ( “ to grumble ” ) , which could be a cross ofhonnir ( “ to disgrace, shame ” ) andgrogner ( “ to grunt ” ) .
hone (third-person singular simple present hones present participle honing simple past and past participle honed
( UK , US , Southern US , dialect , intransitive ) grumble .c. 1515–1516 , published 1568,John Skelton ,Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c. :Such tunges ſhuld be torne out by the harde rootes,Hoyning like hogges that groynis and wrotes. ( UK , US , Southern US , dialect ) pine ,lament , orlong .hone
Synonym ofalas Used toexpress sorrow , orgrief 1836 ,Joanna Baillie , Witchcraft, Act 4, page 141Oh,hone ! oh,hone ! miserable wretch that I am! Do ye mak confession for me, Sir, and I'll say 't after you, as weel as I dow. Oh,hone ! oh,hone !
FromMiddle High German honec honic Old High German honag honeg Proto-West Germanic *hunag Proto-Germanic *hunagą German Honig English honey
hone m
( Luserna ) honey süaz azpi darhone ―as sweet ashoney hone
Rōmaji transcription ofほね FromOld English hān Proto-West Germanic *hainu Proto-Germanic *hainō ( “ whetstone ” ) . The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.
hone
hone ( whetstone ) hone
Alternative form ofhon hone (imperative hon present tense honer preterite and past participle hona or honet
( transitive ) hone hone
Alternative form ofhoane 1867 OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITOR :F. brone, eelone,hone , lone, sthone, sthrone. E. brand, island,hand , land, stand, strand. 1867 APPENDIX , page131 :Wathere proceeds to tell that the game was ”was jist ing ourhone “ Walter proceeds to tell that the game was ”was just in ourhand ” Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland , London: J. Russell Smith, published1867 ,page14 
