maulstick
[mawl-stik]
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noun
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"Let me look," she said, leaning back towards Denoisel and holding her maulstick and palette out in front of her.
Rene MauperinEdmond 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 LondonA. St. John Adcock
Maurice let the maulstick drop against his shoulder and sunk his head on his hands.
The Vehement FlameMargaret Wade Campbell Deland
maulstick
mahlstick
noun
Word Origin for maulstick
C17: partial translation of Dutch maalstok, from obsolete malen to paint + stok stick 1
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