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holystoneenUK
ho·ly·stone H0248100 (hō′lē-stōn′)n. A piece of soft sandstone used for scouring the wooden decks of a ship.tr.v. ho·ly·stoned, ho·ly·ston·ing, ho·ly·stones To scrub or scour with a piece of soft sandstone.
[Perhaps from a sailor's kneeling position while scouring with the stone.]holystone (ˈhəʊlɪˌstəʊn) n (Nautical Terms) a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a vesselvb (Nautical Terms) (tr) to scrub (a vessel's decks) with a holystone[C19: perhaps so named from its being used in a kneeling position]ho•ly•stone (ˈhoʊ liˌstoʊn)
n., v. -stoned, -ston•ing. n. 1. a block of soft sandstone used in scrubbing the decks of a ship. v.t. 2. to scrub with a holystone. [1815–25] holystone
Past participle: holystoned
Gerund: holystoning
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| holystone | | holystone |
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| I holystone | | you holystone | | he/she/it holystones | | we holystone | | you holystone | | they holystone |
| Preterite |
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| I holystoned | | you holystoned | | he/she/it holystoned | | we holystoned | | you holystoned | | they holystoned |
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| I am holystoning | | you are holystoning | | he/she/it is holystoning | | we are holystoning | | you are holystoning | | they are holystoning |
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| I have holystoned | | you have holystoned | | he/she/it has holystoned | | we have holystoned | | you have holystoned | | they have holystoned |
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| I was holystoning | | you were holystoning | | he/she/it was holystoning | | we were holystoning | | you were holystoning | | they were holystoning |
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| I had holystoned | | you had holystoned | | he/she/it had holystoned | | we had holystoned | | you had holystoned | | they had holystoned |
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| I will holystone | | you will holystone | | he/she/it will holystone | | we will holystone | | you will holystone | | they will holystone |
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| I will have holystoned | | you will have holystoned | | he/she/it will have holystoned | | we will have holystoned | | you will have holystoned | | they will have holystoned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be holystoning | | you will be holystoning | | he/she/it will be holystoning | | we will be holystoning | | you will be holystoning | | they will be holystoning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been holystoning | | you have been holystoning | | he/she/it has been holystoning | | we have been holystoning | | you have been holystoning | | they have been holystoning |
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| I will have been holystoning | | you will have been holystoning | | he/she/it will have been holystoning | | we will have been holystoning | | you will have been holystoning | | they will have been holystoning |
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| I had been holystoning | | you had been holystoning | | he/she/it had been holystoning | | we had been holystoning | | you had been holystoning | | they had been holystoning |
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| I would holystone | | you would holystone | | he/she/it would holystone | | we would holystone | | you would holystone | | they would holystone |
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| I would have holystoned | | you would have holystoned | | he/she/it would have holystoned | | we would have holystoned | | you would have holystoned | | they would have holystoned |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | holystone - a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a shipsandstone - a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.) | | Verb | 1. | holystone - scrub with a holystone; "holystone the ship's deck"scrub, scour - clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back" |
TranslationsholystoneenUK
holystone[′hō·lē‚stōn] (materials) A soft sandstone that is used in scrubbing a ship's deck. holystoneenUK
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