hone slate

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hone slate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hone \Hone\, n. [AS. h[=a]n; akin to Icel. hein, OSw. hen; cf.
     Skr. [,c][=a][.n]a, also [,c][=o], [,c]i, to sharpen, and E.
     cone. [root]38, 228.]
     A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with
     an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting
     instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone.
     --Tusser.
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     Hone slateSee Polishing slate.
  
     Hone stone, one of several kinds of stone used for hones.
        See Novaculite.
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