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Meaning of TIPSTAFF

Pronunciation:  'tipstaf

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable
 
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 See Also: staff

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tip"staff`\, n.; pl. {Tipstaff}.
1. A staff tipped with metal. --Bacon.
2. An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal; a
   constable. --Macaulay.
 
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