holystonev.

Etymology: < holy stone n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈholystone.

transitive. To scour with a holystone.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > scouring, scrubbing, or rubbing > scour, scrub, or rub [verb (transitive)] > with a stone

holystone1827

stone1878

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxix. 221 Scrubbed, swabbed, scraped, or dry holystoned.

1830 F. Marryat King's Own III. xi. 198 No sails to set, and no holy stoning the deck.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast iii. 6 Six days shalt thou labour and do all thou art able, And on the seventh—holystone the decks and scrape the cable.

1886 H. W. Elliott Our Arctic Province 108 Floors scrubbed and sanded like a well holystoned ship's deck.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	holystone
释义	holystonev. Etymology: < holy stone n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈholystone. transitive. To scour with a holystone. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > scouring, scrubbing, or rubbing > scour, scrub, or rub [verb (transitive)] > with a stone holystone1827 stone1878 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxix. 221 Scrubbed, swabbed, scraped, or dry holystoned. 1830 F. Marryat King's Own III. xi. 198 No sails to set, and no holy stoning the deck. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast iii. 6 Six days shalt thou labour and do all thou art able, And on the seventh—holystone the decks and scrape the cable. 1886 H. W. Elliott Our Arctic Province 108 Floors scrubbed and sanded like a well holystoned ship's deck. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > see also also refers to : holy-stonen. < v.1827 see also
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