Meaning

noun a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors

verb sharpen with a hone

verb make perfect or complete

originFrom Middle English hon (“whetstone”), from Old English hān, from Proto-Germanic *hainō (compare Dutch heen, Norwegian hein), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃i- (“to sharpen”) (compare Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”), Persian سان (sân, “whetstone”)).

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