ho·ly·stone
(hō′lē-stōn′)n. A piece of soft sandstone used for scouring the wooden decks of a ship.
tr.v. ho·ly·stoned,
ho·ly·ston·ing,
ho·ly·stones To scrub or scour with a piece of soft sandstone.
[Perhaps from a sailor's kneeling position while scouring with the stone.]
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holystone
(ˈhəʊlɪˌstəʊn) n (Nautical Terms) a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a vessel
vb (Nautical Terms) (tr) to scrub (a vessel's decks) with a holystone
[C19: perhaps so named from its being used in a kneeling position]
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ho•ly•stone
(ˈhoʊ liˌstoʊn)
n., v. -stoned, -ston•ing. n. 1. a block of soft sandstone used in scrubbing the decks of a ship.
v.t. 2. to scrub with a holystone.
[1815–25]
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holystone
Past participle: holystoned
Gerund: holystoning
Imperative |
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holystone |
holystone |
Present |
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I holystone |
you holystone |
he/she/it holystones |
we holystone |
you holystone |
they holystone |
Preterite |
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I holystoned |
you holystoned |
he/she/it holystoned |
we holystoned |
you holystoned |
they holystoned |
Present Continuous |
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I am holystoning |
you are holystoning |
he/she/it is holystoning |
we are holystoning |
you are holystoning |
they are holystoning |
Present Perfect |
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I have holystoned |
you have holystoned |
he/she/it has holystoned |
we have holystoned |
you have holystoned |
they have holystoned |
Past Continuous |
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I was holystoning |
you were holystoning |
he/she/it was holystoning |
we were holystoning |
you were holystoning |
they were holystoning |
Past Perfect |
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I had holystoned |
you had holystoned |
he/she/it had holystoned |
we had holystoned |
you had holystoned |
they had holystoned |
Future |
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I will holystone |
you will holystone |
he/she/it will holystone |
we will holystone |
you will holystone |
they will holystone |
Future Perfect |
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I will have holystoned |
you will have holystoned |
he/she/it will have holystoned |
we will have holystoned |
you will have holystoned |
they will have holystoned |
Future Continuous |
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I will be holystoning |
you will be holystoning |
he/she/it will be holystoning |
we will be holystoning |
you will be holystoning |
they will be holystoning |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been holystoning |
you have been holystoning |
he/she/it has been holystoning |
we have been holystoning |
you have been holystoning |
they have been holystoning |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been holystoning |
you will have been holystoning |
he/she/it will have been holystoning |
we will have been holystoning |
you will have been holystoning |
they will have been holystoning |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been holystoning |
you had been holystoning |
he/she/it had been holystoning |
we had been holystoning |
you had been holystoning |
they had been holystoning |
Conditional |
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I would holystone |
you would holystone |
he/she/it would holystone |
we would holystone |
you would holystone |
they would holystone |
Past Conditional |
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I would have holystoned |
you would have holystoned |
he/she/it would have holystoned |
we would have holystoned |
you would have holystoned |
they would have holystoned |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun | 1. | holystone - a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a shipsandstone - a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.) |
Verb | 1. | holystone - scrub with a holystone; "holystone the ship's deck"scrub, scour - clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back" |
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