- (n.) 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.
- (v.t.) To sharpen on or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor.
- (v.i.) To pine; to lament; to long.
- (n.) A kind of swelling in the cheek.
- (v.i.) To grumble; pine; lament; long.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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