holystone
a block of soft sandstone used in scrubbing the decks of a ship.
to scrub with a holystone.
Origin of holystone
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How to use holystone in a sentence
If my boot should leave a stain on the marble, George must not holystone it away.
He went to the pump for more water, and the man crawled back to his holystone.
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea | Morgan RobertsonHe pointed to a man who with one hand was rubbing a small holystone in a corner where a large one would not go.
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea | Morgan RobertsonBirch stooped over his holystone, and Peters turned to go forward again.
The Pirate Shark | Elliott WhitneyA small flint or stone having a natural hole in it, and worn as a charm, is also called a holystone.
At five o'clock we have to get up and go inside again so they can holystone the deck.
Parrot & Co. | Harold MacGrath
British Dictionary definitions for holystone
/ (ˈhəʊlɪˌstəʊn) /
a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a vessel
(tr) to scrub (a vessel's decks) with a holystone
Origin of holystone
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