[mahl-stik, mawl-] 
| a stick with a padded tip used to support an artist's working hand. |
| maul·stick also mahl·stick (môl'stĭk') n. A long wooden stick used by painters as a support to keep the hand that holds the brush from touching the painting surface. [Partial translation of obsolete Dutch maalstok : malen, to paint (from Middle Dutch, from mal, a spot, mark) + stok, stick.] |