Definitions
make perfect or complete
Word 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”)).
Used in a sentence
“He also honed the procedure known as cut and fill - whereby the spoil from railway cuttings was used to build up embankments.”
“Huh? Training in your room under the torchlight / Hone that form to get you ready for the big fight”
“Such tunges ſhuld be torne out by the harde rootes,”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sharpen skill”4 letters
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