maulstick
/ˈmɔːlstɪk/( <美> 亦作mahlstick)
noun
- a light stick with a padded leather ball at one end, held against work by a painter or signwriter to support and steady the brush hand支腕杖。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Dutch maalstok, from malen 'to paint' + stok 'stick'.