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offset staves

offset staves is the plural of offset staff.

Meaning of offset staff

Noun

offset staff (plural offset staffs or offset staves)

  1. A traditional rod, usually ten links long (just over two meters), used in measuring offsets.

Questions about offset staves

What is offset staves the plural of?
Offset staves is the plural of offset staff.

Words near offset staves in the dictionary

  1. offset overhand bend
  2. offset overhand bends
  3. offset printing
  4. offset staff
  5. offset staffs
  6. offset staves
  7. offset time
  8. offset times
  9. offsetable
  10. offsets
  11. offsettable

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