save-all Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a receptacle for catching waste products for further use
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noun a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail
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noun a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship
WordNet
Save"-all` noun
Etymology
Definitions
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.
