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HOLYSTONE

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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 623 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HOLYSTONE , a soft See also:

kind of See also:sandstone used by sailors for scrubbing and cleaning the decks of See also:ships. The origin of the word is doubtful. Some authorities hold that it arose from the See also:general practice of scrubbing the decks for See also:Sunday service; while others think the name arises from the fact that the See also:stone so employed is naturally porous and full of holes. A small See also:flint or stone having a natural hole in it, and worn as a See also:charm, is also called a See also:holy-stone.

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