holystone
(noun) a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship
holystone
(verb) scrub with a holystone; “holystone the ship’s deck”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
holystone (plural holystones)
(nautical) A piece of soft sandstone used for scouring the wooden decks of ships, usually with sand and seawater. [1823]
A stone with a naturally-formed hole, used by Yorkshiremen for good luck. [1825]
• (sandstone used to scour ships' decks): bible
• (holed rock used as an amulet): lucky stone
• prayer book (small)
holystone (third-person singular simple present holystones, present participle holystoning, simple past and past participle holystoned)
(transitive) To use a holystone. [1827]
Source: Wiktionary
Ho"ly*stone`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships. Totten.
Ho"ly*stone`, v. t. (Naut.)
Definition: To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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