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Definition of Holystoned
1. holystone [v] - See also: holystone
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holystoned
Literary usage of Holystoned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative by Richard Henry Dana (1911)
"In addition to this, it was holystoned every Saturday morning. ... These between-decks
were holystoned regularly, and kept in the most perfect order; ..."
2. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1909)
"In addition to this, it was holystoned every Saturday morning. ... These between-decks
were holystoned regularly, and kept in the most perfect order; ..."
3. The Clipper Ship Era: An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper by Arthur Hamilton Clark (1910)
"The decks were washed and holystoned in the morning watch, ... On Wednesdays and
Saturdays, the between-decks were turned out, washed, and holystoned. ..."
4. The American Merchant Marine: Its History and Romance from 1620 to 1902 by Winthrop Lippitt Marvin (1902)
"... and scraped with brooms and canvas, and the decks were wet and sanded all
over, and then holystoned. . . . There were five boats belonging to the ship, ..."
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