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noun
1.
a block of soft sandstone used in scrubbing the decks of a ship.
verb (used with object)
2.
to scrub with a holystone.
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holystone
"soft sandstone used to scrub decks of sailing ships," 1777, so called perhaps because it is full of holes.
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