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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

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

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