honed

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honed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]