noun
Meaning 1
The wooden shaft of a pike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
pikestaff
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/ˈpaɪkstæf/
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/ˈpaɪkstɑːf/
noun
Meaning 2
A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping.
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noun
Meaning 3
the staff of a pike
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: staff
History
Etymology
From pike + staff.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: дръжка на копие (drǎžka na kopie) — shaft of a pike
- Finnish: peitsen varsi — shaft of a pike