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handstaff

noun

Etymology

From Middle English hond staffe; equivalent to hand + staff.

  1. inherited from hond staffe

Definitions

  1. The part of a flail that is held in the hand.

  2. A weapon mentioned in the Bible (Ezekiel), perhaps a javelin.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA