The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hone slate
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 slateSee Polishing slate.
Hone stone, one of several kinds of stone used for hones. See Novaculite.