holystone.
/hoh-lee-stohn/US // ˈhoʊ liˌstoʊn //UK // (ˈhəʊlɪˌstəʊn) //
圣石,圣石岛,圣石牌,圣石镇
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
- ›a block of soft sandstone used in scrubbing the decks of a ship.
v.verb · 有主动词
- 1.
ho·ly·stoned, ho·ly·ston·ing.
- ›to scrub with a holystone.
Examples
If my boot should leave a stain on the marble, George must not holystone it away.
He went to the pump for more water, and the man crawled back to his holystone.
He pointed to a man who with one hand was rubbing a small holystone in a corner where a large one would not go.
Birch stooped over his holystone, and Peters turned to go forward again.
A small flint or stone having a natural hole in it, and worn as a charm, is also called a holystone.
At five o'clock we have to get up and go inside again so they can holystone the deck.
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