a stone used for cleaning paved floors or in the scouring of leather.
单词 | θ61043 |
释义 | the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > scouring, scrubbing, or rubbing > [noun] > implement for scouring or scrubbing > stone (5) scouring-stone1648 a stone used for cleaning paved floors or in the scouring of leather. holy-stone1823 A soft sandstone used by sailors for scouring the decks of ships. prayer book1840 Nautical slang. A small piece of sandstone used for scrubbing decks, a holystone; cf. Bible, n. 4. Now historical. Bible1867 Nautical slang. (See quots.) Cf. prayer book, n. 2. hand bible1908 (a) a small bible that may be carried in the hand; (b) Navy slang (now historical and rare) = holy-stone, n. 1. |
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