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Hoxed vs Honed - What's the difference?

hoxed | honed |

As verbs the difference between hoxed and honed

is that hoxed is (hox) while honed is (hone).

As an adjective honed is

made sharp.

hoxed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (hox)

    • hox

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • (genetics) homeobox
    • Derived terms
    * hox gene

    Etymology 2

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To hock; to hamstring.
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)

    honed

    English

    Adjective

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

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (hone)

    • Anagrams

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