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Definition of Holystone
1. Verb. Scrub with a holystone. "Holystone the ship's deck"
2. Noun. A soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship.
Definition of Holystone
1. n. A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.
2. v. t. To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.
Definition of Holystone
1. Noun. (nautical) A block of soft sandstone used for scrubbing the wooden decks of a ship, usually with sand and seawater; sometimes called a bible. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To scrub the decks with a holystone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Holystone
1. [v -STONED, -STONING, -STONES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holystone
Literary usage of Holystone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New, Improved, and Authentic Life of James Allan: The Celebrated by James Thompson, Eneas Mackenzie, Robert Cruikshank (1828)
"In the mean time, a friend informed Allan of their approach, who immediately fled
to his uncle's residence at holystone. The two militiamen were fond of ..."
2. Metrical Legends of Northumberland: Containing the Traditions of by James Service (1834)
"(holystone.) " Better converse whole ages with the dead, Pore on a broken marble
to retrieve A single letter of a good man's name, Than spend one moment ..."
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