holystone

英 ['həʊlɪstəʊn] 美['holɪston]
  • n. 甲板磨石
  • vi. 用甲板磨石磨
  • vt. 用甲板磨石磨

英英释义


1. a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship

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.

词态变化


复数: holystones;第三人称单数: holystones;过去式: holystoned;过去分词: holystoned;现在分词: holystoning;