What is a knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple called?
mace — A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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