holystone
holystone · holystones · holystoned · holystoning
To use a holystoneTo use a holystone.
UK/ˈhəʊl.ɪ.stəʊn/US/ˈhoʊl.i.stoʊn/
Meaning
1 sensesTo use a holystone.
scrub with a holystone
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Uncertain, but equivalent to holy + stone. As an amulet, probably from holey (“having a hoUncertain, but equivalent to holy + stone. As an amulet, probably from holey (“having a hole”). As a scouring stone, variously derived from holey, from the amulet, from its association with Sunday cleaning, from its users' adoption of a kneeling position similar to prayer, and (least likely) from their original provision by raiding graveyards for tombstones.
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Forms
holystones, holystoning, holystoned, holystoned| Base form | holystone · to holystone |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | holystones |
| Present participle | holystoning |
| Past simple | holystoned |
| Past participle | holystoned |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle