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.]
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]
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]
holystone
Past participle: holystoned
Gerund: holystoning
| Imperative |
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| holystone |
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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 |
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" |
