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Maulstick

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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or Mahlstick, a stick with a soft leather or padded head, used by painters to support the hand that holds the brush. The word is an adaptation of the Dutch maalstok, i.e. the painter's stick, from malen, to paint.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Maulstick'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​m/maulstick.html. 1910.
 
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