Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Hone
\Hone\, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Honed (h[=o]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Honing.]1.To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor. [1913 Webster]
2.to render more precise or more effective; as, to hone one's skills. [PJC]