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hones

/həʊnz/
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noun

  • A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
  • A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.

verb

  • To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
  • To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
  • To refine or master (a skill).
  • To make more acute, intense, or effective.

noun

  • A kind of swelling in the cheek.

verb

  • To grumble.
  • To pine, lament, or long.

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