Associations to the word «Holystone»
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Wiktionary
HOLYSTONE, noun. (nautical) A block of soft sandstone used for scrubbing the wooden decks of a ship, usually with sand and seawater; sometimes called a bible.
HOLYSTONE, verb. (transitive) To scrub the decks with a holystone.
Dictionary definition
HOLYSTONE, noun. A soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship.
HOLYSTONE, verb. Scrub with a holystone; "holystone the ship's deck".
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