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Definition of Holystone

Holystone
Holystone Ho"ly*stone`, n. (Naut.) A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships. --Totten.
Holystone
Holystone Ho"ly*stone`, v. t. (Naut.) To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.

Meaning of Holystone from wikipedia

- Holystone is a soft and brittle sandstone that was formerly used in the Royal Navy and US Navy for scrubbing and whitening the wooden decks of ships....
- Holystone is a sandstone used for scrubbing and whitening the wooden decks of ships. Holystone may also refer to: Holystone, Northumberland, a village...
- Holystone is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Harbottle, in Northumberland, England. It lies on the edge of (and just within)...
- Holystone is a village in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated to the southwest of Whitley Bay, just off the A19. There is one school...
- Alberts 1995, p. 671. Alberts 1995, p. 71. Alberts 1995, pp. 246–247. Holystone Slope USGS. Alberts 1995, p. 606. Alberts 1995, p. 196. Alberts 1995,...
- descended from earlier terrier-owning families, including the Allans of Holystone, Northumberland. There are three breed clubs in the UK supporting the...
- and his fiancée Lua Klein; mute bodyguard Chane Laforet; gangsters Nice Holystone and Jacuzzi Splot; and the Gandors' adoptive brother Claire Stanfield...
- parents hostage because he wants to find the last treasure of Michael "Doc Holystone" Whitcher, a famous smuggler and owner of Greengl**** House before his...
- miles from Newcastle upon Tyne. It borders Killingworth to the north, Holystone to the east and Benton to the south. The village has seen a slight increase...
- distance below Linbriggs and a third at Harbottle. The Holystone Burn joins the Coquet at Holystone. The village has a Holy Well, with a rectangular stone...