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paddle-staff

paddle-staff noun: a spade for clearing a plowshare.

Noun

paddle-staff (plural paddle-staffs or paddle-staves)

  1. (historical) A spade for clearing a plowshare.

Forms of paddle-staff

pluralpaddle-staffs
pluralpaddle-staves

Questions about paddle-staff

What does paddle-staff mean?
Paddle-staff means a spade for clearing a plowshare.
What part of speech is paddle-staff?
Paddle-staff is a noun.
What is the plural of paddle-staff?
The plural of paddle-staff is paddle-staffs.

Words near paddle-staff in the dictionary

  1. paddle wheelers
  2. paddle wheels
  3. paddle-boat
  4. paddle-out
  5. paddle-outs
  6. paddle-staff
  7. paddle-staffs
  8. paddle-staves
  9. paddle-tailed newt
  10. paddle-tailed newts
  11. paddleability

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