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Definition of pikestaff - 2 dictionary results

pike⋅staff

  [pahyk-staf, -stahf]
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–noun, plural -staves  [-steyvz] .
1. the shaft of an infantry pike.
2. a foot traveler's staff with a metal point or spike at the lower end.
Origin:
1325–75; ME pykstaf. See pike 5 , staff 1
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pike·staff   (pīk'stāf')   
n.  
  1. The shaft of a pike.
  2. A walking stick tipped with a metal spike.
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