Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy

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Holystone

A chunk of sandstone used to scrub decks. The name comes from both the kneeling position sailors adopt to scrub the deck (reminiscent of genuflection for prayer), and the stone itself (which resembled a Bible in shape and size).

Added: 2014-11-01 Last modified: 2014-11-01

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