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holystone the deck

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  • holystone — 1. noun /ˈhəʊl.ɪ.stəʊn,ˈhoʊl.i.stoʊn/ A block of soft sandstone used for scrubbing the wooden decks of a ship, usually with sand and seawater; sometimes called a bible. 2. verb /ˈhəʊl.ɪ.stəʊn,ˈhoʊl.i.stoʊn/ To scrub t …   Wiktionary

  • Holystone — is a soft and brittle sandstone that was formerly used for scouring and whitening the wooden decks of ships. It was used in the British and American Navy for scrubbing the decks of sailing ships.The term may have come from the fact that… …   Wikipedia

  • Holystone — Ho ly*stone , v. t. (Naut.) To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • holystone — [ həʊlɪstəʊn] chiefly historical noun a piece of soft sandstone for scouring a ship s deck. verb scour (a deck) with a holystone. Origin C19: prob. from holy + stone; perh. because the stones were used while kneeling …   English new terms dictionary

  • МЫТЬ — очищать водой. М. палубу (То wash the deck) очищать палубу судна водою с помощью уборочных принадлежностей. Мыть палубу камнем с песком (То holystone the deck) очищать палубу с помощью камней (кирпичей) и песка с последующим скатыванием ее водой …   Морской словарь

  • Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …   Wikipedia

  • prayer book — noun a book containing prayers • Syn: ↑prayerbook • Hypernyms: ↑book • Hyponyms: ↑breviary, ↑missal, ↑Psalter, ↑Book of Psalms * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • Signals intelligence operational platforms by nation — This article is a subset article under the main article Signals intelligence, which addresses the unifying conceptual and technical factors and common technologies in this intelligence discipline. This article deals with current signals… …   Wikipedia

  • Signals intelligence in modern history — This article is a subset article of the article Signals intelligence, which addresses the unifying conceptual and technical factors and common technologies in this intelligence discipline. This article deals with signals intelligence in the… …   Wikipedia

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