serving-mallet

The mallet, grooved on the under side, with which spun-yarn, or other small stuff, is wrapped tightly round a rope.

Serving
·- ·adj & ·noun from Serve. II. Serving ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Serve>>. ...

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Mallet
·noun A small maul with a short handle, — used ·esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; al...

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mallet
A wooden hammer, of which there are several sorts. ♦ A caulking mallet is employed to drive the oa...

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serving-board
A flattened piece of hard wood with a handle, for passing service on the smaller ropes. ...

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Mallet, originally Malloch, David
(1705-1765) Poet and miscellaneous writer, ed. at Crieff parish school and the Univ. of Edin., wher...

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caulking-mallet
The wooden beetle or instrument with which the caulking-irons are driven. ...

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serving out slops
Distributing clothing, &c. Also, a cant term to denote punishment at the gangway. ...

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