hone (1)

t. [HONE (1), s.] To sharpen on a hone; as, to hone a razor. hone (2), v . i. [Fr. hogner =to growl, to murmur; Norm. Fr. honer =to hum.] To pine; to long for a thing; to give vent to longings. "Lamenting, honing [in some ed. moaning], wishing himself any thing for her sake, to have opportunity to see her."-Burton: Anatomy of Melancholy , p. 525. *hone (3), v. i. [HONE (3), s.] To delay.