holystone

• Grès tendre historiquement utilisé pour nettoyer les ponts en bois des navires.

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

1. Deck scrubbing stoneC2formal

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

   Pierre de ponce pour ponts de navires

   • 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.

   Synonymesbibleprayer book

• Verbe signifiant nettoyer le pont d'un navire en le frottant avec un bloc de grès tendre (holystone) et du sable, pratique courante à l'époque de la marine à voile.

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.

1. Scrub with a holystoneC2formalbritish

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

   récurer au grès

   • 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.

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