holystone的意思

holystone

英式音标['holɪston]
美式英标['həʊlɪstəʊn]

基本解释

n. 甲板磨石

vi. 用甲板磨石磨

vt. 用甲板磨石磨

英文词源

holystone (n.): soft sandstone used to scrub decks of sailing ships, 1777, despite the spelling, so called perhaps because it is full of holes. As a verb, by 1828.

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