Sekirov Dictionary

holystone

UK /ˈhəʊl.ɪ.stəʊn/US /ˈhoʊl.i.stoʊn/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

A piece of soft sandstone used for scouring the wooden decks of ships, usually with sand and seawater.
A stone with a naturally-formed hole, used by Yorkshiremen for good luck.

verb1

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To use a holystone.
- Six days shalt thou labour and do all thou art able, And on the seventh—holystone the decks and scrape the cable. — 1840

forms

holystoned · holystoning · holystones

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