Definition of Save-ell
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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
SAVE-ALL. A kind of candlestick used by our frugal forefathers,
to burn snuffs and ends of candles. Figuratively,
boys running about gentlemen's houses in Ireland, who
are fed on broken meats that would otherwise be wasted,
also a miser.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
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