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单词 holystone
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holystone

/ˈhəʊlɪstəʊn/
chiefly historical <主史>
a piece of soft sandstone used for scouring the decks of ships
(擦洗甲板的)甲板磨石。
with obj.
scour (a deck) with a holystone
用甲板磨石擦洗(甲板)。
词源
early 19th cent.: probably from HOLY+STONE. Sailors called the stones'bibles' or'prayer books', perhaps because they scrubbed the decks on their knees.
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