longstaff
longstaff noun: a long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used for martial arts.
Noun
longstaff (plural longstaffs or longstaves)
- A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used for martial arts.
Proper noun capitalized: Longstaff
Longstaff (plural Longstaffs)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Forms of longstaff
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | longstaffs |
| plural | longstaves |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Longstaffs |
Origin of longstaff
From long + staff.
From long + staff, perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a tipstaff or beadle or, alternatively, a nickname for a tall, thin man.
Questions about longstaff
- What does longstaff mean?
- Longstaff means a long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used for martial arts.
- What part of speech is longstaff?
- Longstaff can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of longstaff?
- The plural of longstaff is longstaffs.
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