HOLYSTONING

Verb

holystoning

present participle of holystone

Source: Wiktionary


HOLYSTONE

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



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STEATORRHEA

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