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holystone

DEFINITIONS OF: holystone

1

n a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship

Type of:
sandstone
a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)

v scrub with a holystone

“holystone the ship's deck”
Type of:
scour, scrub
clean with hard rubbing
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