holystone

Etymology
, but equivalent to. As an amulet, probably from. As a scouring stone, variously derived from, 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.

Noun

 * 1)  A piece of soft sandstone used for scouring the wooden decks of ships, usually with sand and seawater.
 * 2) A stone with a naturally-formed hole, used by Yorkshiremen for good luck.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: пемза
 * Czech:
 * Hebrew:
 * Russian:

Verb

 * 1)  To use a holystone.

Translations

 * Czech: drhnout
 * Finnish: holistoonata
 * Hebrew: