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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hone \Hone\, v. i. [Cf. F. honger to grumble.] To grumble; pine; lament; long. [Dial.Eng. & Southern U. S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dog \Dog\ (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw dogg.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({C. familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer, poodle, St Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz dog, terrier, etc There are also many mixed breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.) 2. A mean worthless fellow; a wretch. What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? -- 2 Kings viii. 13 (Rev. Ver. ) 3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as a sly dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.] 4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius). 5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron. 6. (Mech.) a A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them b An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill. c A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool. Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in the sense of relating to or characteristic of a dog. It is also used to denote a male; as dog fox or g-fox, a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; -- also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as dog Latin. {A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14. {A dog in the manger}, an ugly-natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him {Dog ape} (Zo["o]l.), a male ape. {Dog cabbage}, or {Dog's cabbage} (Bot.), a succulent herb, native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum Cynocrambe}). {Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under {Cheap}. {Dog ear} (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.] {Dog flea} (Zo["o]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis}) which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In America it is the common flea. See {Flea}, and {Aphaniptera}. {Dog grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum}) of the same genus as wheat. {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as the dog Latin of pharmacy. {Dog lichen} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina}) growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath. {Dog louse} (Zo["o]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp. {H[ae]matopinus piliferus}; another species is {Trichodectes latus}. {Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for churning. {Dog salmon} (Zo["o]l.), a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia}, and {hone}. {Dog shark}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Dogfish}. {Dog's meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal. {Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary. {Dog wheat} (Bot.), Dog grass. {Dog whelk} (Zo["o]l.), any species of univalve shells of the family {Nassid[ae]}, esp. the {Nassa reticulata} of England. {To give or throw}, {to the dogs}, to throw away as useless. ``Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it.'' --Shak. {To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hone \Hone\, v. i. [Etymology uncertain. [root]37.] To pine; to lament; to long. --Lamb. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hone \Hone\, n. [Cf. Icel. h[=u]n a knob.] A kind of swelling in the cheek. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. {Hone slate}See {Polishing slate}. {Hone stone}, one of several kinds of stone used for hones. See {Novaculite}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hone \Hone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Honed} (h[=o]nd); p]. pr & vb n. {Honing}.] To sharpen on or with a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as to hone a razor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hone n : a fine-grit whetstone for sharpening razors v 1: sharpen with a hone; "hone a knife" 2: make perfect or complete; "perfect yur French in Paris!" [syn: {perfect}]
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