英语词汇holystone的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	holystone
词源	holystone. Soft sandstone, often used to scrub the decks of ships, is called holystone because it is full of holes. First it was spelled holeystone, losing the “e,” it’s said, because sailors who used it knew no ease (“e’s”) and had to kneel as if in prayer (a holy attitude) when scrubbing the decks.
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