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Honed vs Hoyed - What's the difference?

honed | hoyed |

As verbs the difference between honed and hoyed

is that honed is past tense of hone while hoyed is past tense of hoy.

As an adjective honed

is made sharp.

honed

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Made sharp.
  • Made more accurate or precise.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (hone)

    • Anagrams

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    hoyed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hoy)

    • hoy

    English

    Etymology 1

    or (etyl) (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.
  • * , II.x:
    • He sent to Germanie, straunge aid to reare, / From whence eftsoones arriued here three hoyes / Of Saxons, whom he for his safetie imployes.
  • * Cowper
    • The hoy went to London every week.

    Etymology 2

    , compare (ahoy).

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • ho!, hallo!, stop!

    • Etymology 3

    Verb

  • (label) to throw

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