maulstick
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of maulstick
C17: partial translation of Dutch maalstok, from obsolete malen to paint + stok stick 1
Example Sentences
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Once, when an angry acquaintance broke a maulstick over his head, Rolfe did not even bat an eye.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I have seen him, with my own eyes, get into a diligence for Strasbourg—he and his trunks, and all his effects—that is, to say, a hatbox, a maulstick, and a box of colors."
From Mysteries of Paris, V3 by Sue, Eugène
Maurice let the maulstick drop against his shoulder and sunk his head on his hands.
From The Vehement Flame by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
The artist had thrown away palette and maulstick, and had, after her enthusiastic fashion, rushed upon the adored friend who had at last made this return for her worship.
From In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. by Heyse, Paul
He waved his maulstick vaguely, as if in reference to the professorial practice of Munich, or to the antediluvian school of England.
From With the Procession by Fuller, Henry Blake
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