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mahlstick definition

mahl·stick (mäl′stik′, môl′-)

noun

a long, light stick used by painters to rest and steady the brush hand while at work

Etymology: Du maalstok < malen, to paint (< mal, a spot, akin to OE mal: see mole) + stok, stick

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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