name
Meaning 1
A surname transferred from the nickname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Longstaff
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CMU ARPABET: L AO1 NG S T AE2 F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used for martial arts.
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History
Etymology
From long + staff, perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a tipstaff or beadle or, alternatively, a nickname for a tall, thin man.
From long + staff.