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pikestaff
[ pahyk-staf, -stahf ]
noun
, plural pike·staves [pahyk, -steyvz].
- the shaft of an infantry pike.
- a foot traveler's staff with a metal point or spike at the lower end.
pikestaff
/ ˈpaɪkˌstɑːf /
noun
- the wooden handle of a pike
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Origin of pikestaff1
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And all the branches strut right up to the sky and the whole tree shoots up, straight and proud as a pikestaff.
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"It's plain as a pikestaff, if you'll excuse me," Mr. Rogers answered her.
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The plain pikestaff is your style, morally speaking—if any one knows what a pikestaff is.
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They started for this purpose in company, Tom armed with his two-handed sword, and the tinker with his long pikestaff.
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Among the howling and racing men were two who carried each a human head on a pikestaff.
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