Definition of Holystoned

1. Verb. (past of holystone) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Holystoned

1. holystone [v] - See also: holystone

Lexicographical Neighbors of Holystoned

holy wars
holy water
holy water sprinkler
holy waters
holydam
holydame
holydames
holydams
holyday
holydays
holyhedra
holyhedron
holyness
holynesse
holystone
holystoned (current term)
holystones
holystoning
holytide
holytides
hom
homa
homacanth
homage
homageable
homaged
homager
homagers
homages
homaging

Literary usage of Holystoned

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative by Richard Henry Dana (1911)
"In addition to this, it was holystoned every Saturday morning. ... These between-decks were holystoned regularly, and kept in the most perfect order; ..."

2. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1909)
"In addition to this, it was holystoned every Saturday morning. ... These between-decks were holystoned regularly, and kept in the most perfect order; ..."

3. The Clipper Ship Era: An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper by Arthur Hamilton Clark (1910)
"The decks were washed and holystoned in the morning watch, ... On Wednesdays and Saturdays, the between-decks were turned out, washed, and holystoned. ..."

4. The American Merchant Marine: Its History and Romance from 1620 to 1902 by Winthrop Lippitt Marvin (1902)
"... and scraped with brooms and canvas, and the decks were wet and sanded all over, and then holystoned. . . . There were five boats belonging to the ship, ..."

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