DCHP-1 Online
hone [< Brit.dial. "swelling"] 
n. Obs. a species of Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, characterized by pinkish flesh.
See also: pink salmon
- 1869 The Oleys or Hones appear every alternate year; they are known as the Humpback salmon, from a peculiar protuberance on the back.
- 1869 The Oleys or Hones appear every alternate year; they are known as the Humpback salmon, from a peculiar protuberance on the back.