Six days shalt thou labour and do all thou art able, And on the seventh—holystone the decks and scrape the cable.
Source: wiktionary
Holystone
//ˈhoʊl.i.stoʊn//
Synonyms for "holystone" (63 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (19)
Related words (31)
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Translations
9 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- пемза noun (block of soft sandstone used for scrubbing)
Czech
2 entries- pemza noun (block of soft sandstone used for scrubbing)
- drhnout palubu verb (to scrub the decks with a holystone)
Finnish
1 entries- holistoonata verb (to scrub the decks with a holystone)
Hebrew
2 entries- אֶבֶן מֵרוּק noun (block of soft sandstone used for scrubbing)
- קִרְצֵף verb (to scrub the decks with a holystone)
Polish
2 entries- miękki piaskowiec do szorowania pokładu noun (block of soft sandstone used for scrubbing)
- szorować pokład piaskowcem verb (to scrub the decks with a holystone)
Russian
1 entries- песча́ник noun (block of soft sandstone used for scrubbing)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The boils called sand boils, which form on the front of the knee, are generally produced by small particles of sand being rubbed beneath the skin when the men are kneeling to holystone the decks. Very troublesome sores are thus produced. Great care should, therefore, be taken never to kneel with the bare knees upon a sanded deck.
Source: wiktionary
Six days shalt thou labor and do all that thou art able, / And on the seventh holystone the deck and scrape the cable.
Source: wiktionary
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