[hone] n [ME, fr. OE han stone; akin to ON hein whetstone, L cot-, cos, Skt sisati he whets] (14c): whetstone
[2]hone vt honed ; hon.ing (1826) 1: to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
2: to make more acute, intense, or effective: whet "helped her ~ her comic timing --Patricia Bosworth" -- hon.er n [3]hone vi honed ; hon.ing [MF hoigner to grumble] (1600) 1 dial: yearn--often used with for or after
2. dial: grumble, moan