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Answer for the clue "A long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush ", 9 letters:
mahlstick

Word definitions for mahlstick in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
mahlstick \mahl"stick`\, mahl-stick \mahl"-stick`\, n. [G. malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick.] A long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush while painting. Same as Maul-stick .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush [syn: maulstick ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. maulstick

Usage examples of mahlstick.

When his sister was gone Robert went up to his studio, and having ground some colours upon his palette he stood for some time, brush and mahlstick in hand, in front of his big bare canvas.