holystone

/ˌhoʊliˈstoʊn/
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Other forms: holystoned; holystoning; holystones

Definitions of holystone
  1. noun
    a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship
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    type of:
    sandstone
    a sedimentary rock made of tiny rock pieces held together by natural cement
  2. verb
    scrub with a holystone
    “holystone the ship's deck”
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    type of:
    scour, scrub
    clean with hard rubbing
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