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Holystone vs Holystoned - What's the difference?

holystone | holystoned |

As verbs the difference between holystone and holystoned

is that holystone is to scrub the decks with a holystone while holystoned is past tense of holystone.

As a noun holystone

is a block of soft sandstone used for scrubbing the wooden decks of a ship, usually with sand and seawater; sometimes called a bible.

holystone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) A block of soft sandstone used for scrubbing the wooden decks of a ship, usually with sand and seawater; sometimes called a bible.
  • (Totten)

    Usage notes

    Smaller blocks for awkward places are prayer books.

    Verb

    (holyston)
  • To scrub the decks with a holystone.
  • * 1911 : (under Sabbath)
  • Six days shalt thou labor and do all that thou art able,
    And on the seventh holystone the deck and scrape the cable.

    holystoned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (holystone)

  • holystone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A block of soft sandstone used for scrubbing the wooden decks of a ship, usually with sand and seawater; sometimes called a bible.
  • (Totten)

    Usage notes

    Smaller blocks for awkward places are prayer books.

    Verb

    (holyston)
  • To scrub the decks with a holystone.
  • * 1911 : (under Sabbath)
  • Six days shalt thou labor and do all that thou art able,
    And on the seventh holystone the deck and scrape the cable.