† mesh-stickn.EmbroideryObsolete an implement consisting of a flat slat with rounded ends, used to form the mesh of netting.
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1875 E. H. KnightAmer. Mech. Dict. II. 1421/1Mesh-stick (Netting), a flat slat with rounded ends, used to form the mesh of nets, the loops being made over it and knotted on its edge.
1879 Plain Knitting 46 Pass the twine round the mesh-stick from above to form the mesh.