Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To sharpen with a hone; to whet. · To use a hone to produce a precision bore. · To refine (a skill especially) by learning. · To make more acute, intense, or effective.
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.
From 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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