Sharpen
121hone — hone1 [hōn] n. [ME < OE han, a stone, akin to ON hein, a hone < IE base * ko(i) , to sharpen, whet > L cos, whetstone, cotes, sharp rock, Gr kōnos, cone] a fine grained, hard stone used to sharpen cutting tools vt. honed, honing 1. to… …
122EDUCATION, JEWISH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline. Bibliography at the end of a section is indicated by (†). in the biblical period the nature of the sources historical survey the patriarchal period and the settlement the kingdom the… …
123Hone — 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… …
124Honed — 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 …
125Honing — 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 …
126Paroxysm — Par ox*ysm, n. [F. paroxysme, Gr. ?, fr. ? to sharpen, irritate; para beside, beyond + ? to sharpen, from ? sharp.] 1. (Med.) The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions.… …
127Gofannon — For the Wales settlement, see Gobannium. Gofannon was one of the deities worshipped by the ancient Celts.cite book |title= An Encyclopaedia of Religions|last=Canney |first= Maurice Arthur |year= 1921|publisher= G. Routledge sons, Ltd|location=… …
128Hand saw — In woodworking and carpentry, hand saws, also known as panel saws , are used to cut pieces of wood into different shapes. This is usually done in order to join the pieces together and create a wooden object. They usually operate by having a… …
