a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship
scrub with a holystone; "holystone the ship''s deck"
Holystone is a soft and brittle sandstone that was formerly used for scouring and whitening the wooden decks of ships. It was used in the British and American Navy for scrubbing the decks of sailing ships.
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Speaking at a press conference on the operation codenamed " holystone " , superintendent of organised crime and triad bureau ( octb ) , mr kwok yam - shu , said that the operation was a follow - up to the neutralisation of a major cross - boundary loansharking syndicate active in hong kong , macau and the mainland back in april 2000 有组织罪案及三合会调查科警司郭荫庶在今午的记者会中表示，今次名为圣石的行动是警方于二年四月期间，成功瓦解一个活跃于港澳及内地的跨境高利贷集团的跟进行动。
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