| Pronunciation: | | seyv ol
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- [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
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| | See Also: | | canvas, canvass, mesh, net, receptacle, sail, sheet |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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