Found 2 items, similar to Save-all.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: save-all
save-all
n 1: a receptacle for catching waste products for further use
2: a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail
3: a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Save-all
Save-all
\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.
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(c) A trough to prevent waste in a paper-making machine.
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