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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 save-all /ˈseˌvɔl/
 臘燭臺的燭碟,節約裝置,圍裙,碎屑容器

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Save-all n.  Anything which saves fragments, or prevents waste or loss. Specifically: (a) A device in a candlestick to hold the ends of candles, so that they be burned. (b) Naut. A small sail sometimes set under the foot of another sail, to catch the wind that would pass under it.
 (c) A trough to prevent waste in a paper-making machine.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 save-all
      n 1: a receptacle for catching waste products for further use
      2: a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail
      3: a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship