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maulstick

[ mawl-stik ]
/ ˈmɔlˌstɪk /
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noun
mahlstick.
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Words nearby maulstick

Maulana, Mauldin, mauled, maulers, Maulmain, maulstick, maulvi, Mauman, mau-mau, Maumee, maumet
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How to use maulstick in a sentence

  • Maurice let the maulstick drop against his shoulder and sunk his head on his hands.

    The Vehement Flame|Margaret Wade Campbell Deland

  • "Let me look," she said, leaning back towards Denoisel and holding her maulstick and palette out in front of her.

    Rene Mauperin|Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt

  • This zebu was kept fastened to a tree, and Rossetti loved to exhibit it and point out its beauties with his maulstick.

    Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London|A. St. John Adcock

British Dictionary definitions for maulstick

maulstick

mahlstick

/ (ˈmɔːlˌstɪk) /
noun
a long stick used by artists to steady the hand holding the brush

Word Origin for maulstick

C17: partial translation of Dutch maalstok, from obsolete malen to paint + stok stick 1
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