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MAHLSTICK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mahlstick mean? 

MAHLSTICK (noun)
  The noun MAHLSTICK has 1 sense:

1. a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brushplay

  Familiarity information: MAHLSTICK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MAHLSTICK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mahlstick; maulstick

Hypernyms ("mahlstick" is a kind of...):

stick (an implement consisting of a length of wood)


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