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an Upper Paleolithic instrument possibly used as a shaft straightener, often made from the main beam of an antler and having one or more perforations through which a shaft could pass.
Origin:
< French: literally, staff of command; so called because it was originally thought to function as a sign of authority
< French: literally, staff of command; so called because it was originally thought to function as a sign of authority
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Bâton de commandement
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