Historical Ship Maintenance

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noun a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship

verb to scrub or clean with a holystone

  • Sailors used holystones to scrub the decks of the ship.
  • Hey, can you pass me that holystone so I can clean up this mess?
  • I hate holystoning the deck, it's such a pain.
  • She holystoned her mind, clearing away all negative thoughts.