techn. [ad. Flem. spitsteker, = G. spitzstichel.] (See quots.)
1837. Whittock, Bk. Trades (1842), 304. The Jeweller requires, for finishing his work,… certain gravers,… scrapers, ‘spit-stickers,’ &c.
1875. Knight, Dict. Mech., 2279/1. Spit-sticker.… A graver or sculper, with convex faces.
