shoemaker's end

noun

A waxed thread ending in a bristle.

Meanings

nounshoemaker's end (plural shoemaker's ends or shoemakers' ends)

plural shoemaker's ends · plural shoemakers' ends

  1. A waxed thread ending in a bristle.
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