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jack-staff

jack-staff is the alternative spelling of jackstaff.

Meaning of jackstaff

Noun

jackstaff (plural jackstaffs or jackstaves)

  1. A short spar, at the bows of a ship, that serves as a flagpole to fly a flag (a jack).

Forms of jack-staff

pluraljack-staffs

Questions about jack-staff

What is jack-staff the alternative spelling of?
Jack-staff is the alternative spelling of jackstaff.

Words near jack-staff in the dictionary

  1. jack-puddings
  2. jack-rabbit
  3. jack-rabbits
  4. jack-sinker
  5. jack-sinkers
  6. jack-staff
  7. jack-staffs
  8. jack-tar
  9. jack-up
  10. jack-up-the-orchard
  11. jack-ups

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