| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| maulstick |
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| SYLLABICATION: | maul·stick |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  môl st k |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also mahl·stick |
| NOUN: | A long wooden stick used by painters as a support to keep the hand that holds the brush from touching the painting surface. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Partial translation of obsolete Dutch maalstok : malen, to paint (from Middle Dutch, from mal, a spot, mark) + stok, stick.
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