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holystone
[ hoh-lee-stohn ]
noun
- a block of soft sandstone used in scrubbing the decks of a ship.
verb (used with object)
, ho·ly·stoned, ho·ly·ston·ing.
- to scrub with a holystone.
holystone
/ ˈhəʊlɪˌstəʊn /
noun
- a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a vessel
verb
- tr to scrub (a vessel's decks) with a holystone
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Word History and Origins
Origin of holystone1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of holystone1
C19: perhaps so named from its being used in a kneeling position
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Example Sentences
If my boot should leave a stain on the marble, George must not holystone it away.
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He went to the pump for more water, and the man crawled back to his holystone.
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He pointed to a man who with one hand was rubbing a small holystone in a corner where a large one would not go.
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Birch stooped over his holystone, and Peters turned to go forward again.
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A small flint or stone having a natural hole in it, and worn as a charm, is also called a holystone.
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At five o'clock we have to get up and go inside again so they can holystone the deck.
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