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handstaff

handstaff noun: the part of a flail that is held in the hand.

Noun

handstaff (plural handstaffs or handstaves)

  1. The part of a flail that is held in the hand.
  2. (obsolete) A weapon mentioned in the Bible (Ezekiel), perhaps a javelin.

handstaff meaning in Malayalam

handstaff in Malayalam

കുന്തം

Forms of handstaff

pluralhandstaffs
pluralhandstaves

Origin of handstaff

From Middle English hond staffe; equivalent to hand + staff.

Questions about handstaff

What does handstaff mean?
Handstaff means the part of a flail that is held in the hand.
What is handstaff in Malayalam?
Handstaff in Malayalam is കുന്തം. See Handstaff meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is handstaff?
Handstaff is a noun.
What is the plural of handstaff?
The plural of handstaff is handstaffs.

Words near handstaff in the dictionary

  1. handspoke
  2. handspokes
  3. handspring
  4. handsprings
  5. handspun
  6. handstaff
  7. handstaffs
  8. handstamp
  9. handstamped
  10. handstamping
  11. handstamps

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handstaff (page history and authors); handstaff (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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