Holystone

[hәulistәun]

(noun.) a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship.

(verb.) scrub with a holystone; 'holystone the ship's deck'.

Editor: Mervin--From WordNet

(n.) A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.

(v. t.) To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.

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