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holystone

/hoh-lee-stohn/US // ˈhoʊ liˌstoʊn //UK // (ˈhəʊlɪˌstəʊn) //

圣石,圣石岛,圣石牌,圣石镇

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a block of soft sandstone used in scrubbing the decks of a ship.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    ho·ly·stoned, ho·ly·ston·ing.

    • : to scrub with a holystone.

Examples

  • If my boot should leave a stain on the marble, George must not holystone it away.

  • He went to the pump for more water, and the man crawled back to his holystone.

  • He pointed to a man who with one hand was rubbing a small holystone in a corner where a large one would not go.

  • Birch stooped over his holystone, and Peters turned to go forward again.

  • A small flint or stone having a natural hole in it, and worn as a charm, is also called a holystone.

  • At five o'clock we have to get up and go inside again so they can holystone the deck.