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holystone

noun ho·ly·stone \ˈhō-lē-ˌstōn\

Definition of HOLYSTONE

:  a soft sandstone used to scrub a ship's wooden decks
holystone transitive verb
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First Known Use of HOLYSTONE

circa 1823

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