Hone stone

one of several kinds of stone used for hones. See Novaculite.

See also: Hone

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Wandering through Tin Can Gully, the old hone stone quarry behind the car park,and across the moor to the lake, the effect of sheep grazing becomes obvious.
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The reason for these changes were to decrease the amount of time to hone the sleeves and reduce hone stone usage.
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