1. hone -- (sharpen with a hone; "hone a knife")
2. perfect, hone -- (make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!")
hone can be used as a noun
1. hone -- (a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors)
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This spade is sharp as hone can make it the spademan's feet are shoeless the thing he stands on will sometimes irresistibly slide away from him, like a sledge. - from Moby Dick; or The Whale by Herman Melville