jackstaff

noun

Etymology

From jack + staff.

  1. inherited from *stabaz
  2. inherited from *stab
  3. inherited from stæf — “letter of the alphabet
  4. inherited from staf
  5. formed as jackstaff — “jack + staff

Definitions

  1. A short spar, at the bows of a ship, that serves as a flagpole to fly a flag (a jack).

The neighborhood

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