Added 9 October 2026
hone
/hoʊn/ noun
In Latin: cōs Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hone at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors.
verb
Origin
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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