holystone

A soft sandstone historically used for scrubbing the wooden decks of a ship.

• 🌐حجر رملي لين كان يُستخدم تاريخياً في تلميع وتنظيف السطوح الخشبية للسفن، ولا سيما الأسطح الخشبية للأرضيات والجدران. كما يطلق على أي حجر يُستعمل في صقل الأخشاب أو تنظيفها.

1. Deck scrubbing stone C2 formal

   A soft sandstone block used by sailors to scrub and clean the wooden decks of ships.

   • The sailors used a holystone to scrub the deck every morning.
   • He knelt down with a holystone and a bucket of water.
   • The captain insisted the deck be cleaned with a holystone.

   🌐حجر تلميع سطح السفينة

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• holystones plural form
• holystones' possessive plural form
• holystone's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to scrub the deck of a ship with a soft sandstone block (a holystone) and sand, a practice common in the age of sail.

• 🌐فعل يعني كشط سطح السفينة وتنظيفه بحجر رملي ناعم (حجر الصقل البحري) والرمل، وهي ممارسة شائعة في عصر السفن الشراعية.

1. Scrub with a holystone C2 formal british

   To clean or scrub a wooden deck, especially on a ship, using a soft sandstone block (holystone) and sand or water.

   • The sailors holystoned the deck every morning before inspection.
   • They holystoned the planks until they were white and smooth.
   • The old ship's deck was holystoned regularly to keep it clean.

   🌐حَكّ بالحَجَر الرَمْلي

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• holystoned past participle
• holystoned past simple
• holystoning present participle
• holystones third person singular