holystone

[ hoh-lee-stohn ]

/ ˈhoʊ liˌstoʊn /

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.

Origin of holystone

1815–25; holy + stone; perhaps originally jocular or profane

Words nearby holystone

Holy See, Holy Sepulcher, Holy Sepulchre, holy smoke, Holy Spirit, holystone, holy synod, holy terror, holy thistle, Holy Thursday, holytide

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Example sentences from the Web for holystone

If my boot should leave a stain on the marble, George must not holystone it away.
A Mark Twain Christmas Story|The Daily Beast|December 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
A small flint or stone having a natural hole in it, and worn as a charm, is also called a holystone.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5|Various
Birch stooped over his holystone, and Peters turned to go forward again.
The Pirate Shark|Elliott Whitney
On deck, the men began to holystone the planks, polish up the brasswork, and make everything shipshape for port.
A Boy's Voyage Round the World|The Son of Samuel Smiles

I need scarcely explain that holystone is a large soft stone, used with water, for scrubbing the dirt off the ship's decks.
A Boy's Voyage Round the World|The Son of Samuel Smiles
The Malay swung aside; the holystone crunched into the sack of eggs and slid to earth.
Cursed|George Allan England

British Dictionary definitions for 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

Word Origin for holystone

C19: perhaps so named from its being used in a kneeling position

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	holystone
释义	holystone [ hoh-lee-stohn ] / ˈhoʊ liˌstoʊn / 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. Origin of holystone 1815–25; holy + stone; perhaps originally jocular or profane Words nearby holystone Holy See, Holy Sepulcher, Holy Sepulchre, holy smoke, Holy Spirit, holystone, holy synod, holy terror, holy thistle, Holy Thursday, holytide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for holystone If my boot should leave a stain on the marble, George must not holystone it away. A Mark Twain Christmas Story\|The Daily Beast\|December 24, 2009\|DAILY BEAST A small flint or stone having a natural hole in it, and worn as a charm, is also called a holystone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5\|Various Birch stooped over his holystone, and Peters turned to go forward again. The Pirate Shark\|Elliott Whitney On deck, the men began to holystone the planks, polish up the brasswork, and make everything shipshape for port. A Boy's Voyage Round the World\|The Son of Samuel Smiles I need scarcely explain that holystone is a large soft stone, used with water, for scrubbing the dirt off the ship's decks. A Boy's Voyage Round the World\|The Son of Samuel Smiles The Malay swung aside; the holystone crunched into the sack of eggs and slid to earth. Cursed\|George Allan England British Dictionary definitions for 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 Word Origin for holystone C19: perhaps so named from its being used in a kneeling position Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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