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palstaff

palstaff noun: an old Celtic and Scandinavian weapon consisting of a wedge of stone or metal fixed by a tongue in a staff.

Noun

palstaff (plural palstaffs or palstaves)

  1. (historical) An old Celtic and Scandinavian weapon consisting of a wedge of stone or metal fixed by a tongue in a staff.

Forms of palstaff

pluralpalstaffs
pluralpalstaves

Questions about palstaff

What does palstaff mean?
Palstaff means an old Celtic and Scandinavian weapon consisting of a wedge of stone or metal fixed by a tongue in a staff.
What part of speech is palstaff?
Palstaff is a noun.
What is the plural of palstaff?
The plural of palstaff is palstaffs.

Words near palstaff in the dictionary

  1. palsie
  2. palsied
  3. palsiedly
  4. palsies
  5. palsification
  6. palstaff
  7. palstaffs
  8. palstave
  9. palstaves
  10. palsy
  11. palsy-walsy

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