ˈmȯlˌstik noun
or mahl·stick ˈmäl-
Etymology: part translation of Dutch maalstok, from obsolete Dutch malen to paint (from Middle Dutch) + Dutch stok stick; akin to Old High German mālōn, mālēn to paint; derivative (influenced in meaning by the word represented by Old High German meil spot) from the root of Old High German māl time — more at meal , mole
: a stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working