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handstaves

handstaves is the plural of handstaff.

Meaning of handstaff

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.

Questions about handstaves

What is handstaves the plural of?
Handstaves is the plural of handstaff.

Words near handstaves in the dictionary

  1. handstanded
  2. handstander
  3. handstanders
  4. handstanding
  5. handstands
  6. handstaves
  7. Handstein
  8. Handsteins
  9. handstick
  10. handsticks
  11. handstitched

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handstaves (page history and authors); handstaff (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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