Hone

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hone \Hone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Honed} (h[=o]nd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Honing}.]
     1. To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order
        to sharpen; as, to hone a razor.
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     2. to render more precise or more effective; as, to hone
        one's skills.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hone \Hone\, v. i. [Cf. F. honger to grumble. [root]37.]
     To grumble; pine; lament; long. [Dial.Eng. & Southern U. S.]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hone \Hone\, n. [Cf. Icel. h[=u]n a knob.]
     A kind of swelling in the cheek.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hone \Hone\, n. [AS. h[=a]n; akin to Icel. hein, OSw. hen; cf.
     Skr. [,c][=a][.n]a, also [,c][=o], [,c]i, to sharpen, and E.
     cone. [root]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 slate}See {Polishing slate}.
  
     {Hone stone}, one of several kinds of stone used for hones.
        See {Novaculite}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dog \Dog\ (d[add]g or d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog
     mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.]
     1. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the
        domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}).
  
     Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the
           inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and
           attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred
           varieties, as the {akita}, {beagle}, {bloodhound},
           {bulldog}, {coachdog}, {collie}, {Danish dog},
           {foxhound}, {greyhound}, {mastiff}, {pointer},
           {poodle}, {St. Bernard}, {setter}, {spaniel}, {spitz},
           {terrier}, {German shepherd}, {pit bull}, {Chihuahua},
           etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially
           domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the
           dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.)
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     2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
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              What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he
              should do this great thing?           -- 2 Kings
                                                    viii. 13 (Rev.
                                                    Ver. )
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     3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly
        dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.]
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     4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and
        Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis
        Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).
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     5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an
        andiron.
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     6. (Mech.)
        (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening
            into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of
            raising or moving them.
        (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on
            the carriage of a sawmill.
        (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch;
            especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an
            adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine
            tool.
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     7. an ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman. [slang]
        [PJC]
  
     8. a {hot dog}. [slang]
        [PJC]
  
     Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in
           the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog.
           It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox,
           a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; --
           also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as,
           dog Latin.
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     {A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14.
  
     {A dog in the manger}, an ugly-natured person who prevents
        others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them
        but is none to him.
  
     {Dog ape} (Zool.), a male ape.
  
     {Dog cabbage}, or {Dog's cabbage} (Bot.), a succulent herb,
        native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum
        Cynocrambe}).
  
     {Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under {Cheap}.
  
     {Dog ear} (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.]
  
     {Dog flea} (Zool.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis}) which
        infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In
        America it is the common flea. See {Flea}, and
        {Aphaniptera}.
  
     {Dog grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum}) of the same
        genus as wheat.
  
     {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy.
        
  
     {Dog lichen} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina})
        growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed
        expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous
        veins beneath.
  
     {Dog louse} (Zool.), a louse that infests the dog, esp.
        {H[ae]matopinus piliferus}; another species is
        {Trichodectes latus}.
  
     {Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog
        traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for
        churning.
  
     {Dog salmon} (Zool.), a salmon of northwest America and
        northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia},
        and {hone}.
  
     {Dog shark}. (Zool.) See {Dogfish}.
  
     {Dog's meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal.
  
     {Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
     {Dog wheat} (Bot.), Dog grass.
  
     {Dog whelk} (Zool.), any species of univalve shells of the
        family {Nassid[ae]}, esp. the {Nassa reticulata} of
        England.
  
     {To give to the dogs}, or {To throw to the dogs}, to throw
        away as useless. "Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of
        it." --Shak.
  
     {To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hone
       n : a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening
           razors
       v 1: sharpen with a hone; "hone a knife"
       2: make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!"
          [syn: {perfect}]