holystone

• Arenito macio, historicamente usado para esfregar e limpar os conveses de madeira de navios. Também se refere à pedra de amolar ou polir usada nesse tipo de limpeza.

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

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

   Pedra de limpar convés

   • 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.

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• Verbo que significa esfregar o convés de um navio com um bloco macio de arenito (pedra de amolar) e areia — prática comum na era da navegação à vela.

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.

   Esfregar com pedra-arenito

   • 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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