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holystone

N หิน ที่ ใช้ ขัด บน ดาดฟ้า เรือ 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HOLYSTONE

HOLYSTONE Ho "ly *stone `, n. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships. Totten.

 

HOLYSTONE

HOLYSTONE Ho "ly *stone `, v. t. (Naut. )

 

Defn: To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

holystone

ho ly stone |ˈhōlēˌstōn ˈhoʊlistoʊn |chiefly historical ▶noun a piece of soft sandstone used for scouring the decks of ships. ▶verb [ with obj. ] scour (a deck ) with a holystone. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: probably from holy + stone. Sailors called the stones “bibles ” or “prayer books,” perhaps because they scrubbed the decks on their knees.

 

Oxford Dictionary

holystone

holystone |ˈhəʊlɪstəʊn |chiefly historical ▶noun a piece of soft sandstone used for scouring the decks of ships. ▶verb [ with obj. ] scour (a deck ) with a holystone. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: probably from holy + stone. Sailors called the stones ‘bibles ’ or ‘prayer books ’, perhaps because they scrubbed the decks on their knees.