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Save-all
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What's The Definition Of Save-all?
[n] a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship
[n] a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail [n] a receptacle for catching waste products for further use Synonyms | Synonyms for Save-all: Related Terms | Find terms related to Save-all: See Also | canvas | canvass | mesh | net | receptacle | sail | sheet Save-all In Webster's Dictionary \Save"-all`\, n. [Save + all.]
Anything which saves fragments, or prevents waste or loss.
Specifically:
(a) A device in a candlestick to hold the ends of candles, so
that they be burned.
(b) (Naut.) A small sail sometimes set under the foot of
another sail, to catch the wind that would pass under it.
--Totten.
(c) A trough to prevent waste in a paper-making machine.
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