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Holystone

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Noun

1. holystone

a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship

Verb

2. holystone

scrub with a holystone

Example Sentences:
'holystone the ship's deck'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Holystone

see synonyms of holystone
noun
1. 
a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a vessel
verb
2. (transitive)
to scrub (a vessel's decks) with a holystone

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Holystone

see synonyms of holystone
noun
1. 
a large, flat piece of sandstone used for scouring a ship's wooden decks
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈholyˌstoned or ˈholyˌstoning
2. 
to scour with a holystone

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Holystone

see synonyms of holystone
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.

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