Meaning of HOLYSTONE
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- [n] a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship
- [v] scrub with a holystone, as of a ship's deck
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| | See Also: | | sandstone, scour, scrub | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ho"ly*stone`\, n. (Naut.)
A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.
--Totten.
\Ho"ly*stone`\, v. t. (Naut.)
To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.
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