English noun: holystone | |||
1. | holystone (object) a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sandstone | ||
English verb: holystone | |||
1. | holystone (contact) scrub with a holystone | ||
Samples | Holystone the ship's deck. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | scour, scrub | ||