The Collaborative International Dictionary
Waxed end
Wax \Wax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Waxing.] To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table.
Waxed cloth, cloth covered with a coating of wax, used as a cover, of tables and for other purposes; -- called also wax cloth.
Waxed end, a thread pointed with a bristle and covered with
shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots,
shoes, and the like; -- called also wax end.
--Brockett.
Wiktionary
waxed end
alt. A thread pointed with a bristle and covered with shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots, shoes, and the like. n. A thread pointed with a bristle and covered with shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots, shoes, and the like.