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vine staffs

vine staffs is the plural of vine staff.

Meaning of vine staff

Noun

vine staff (plural vine staffs or vine staves)

  1. (historical) A cane originally made of twisted grapevine trimmings and used by Roman centurions to beat the soldiers under their command; the various mushroom-headed batons later borne by them as a mark of office.

Questions about vine staffs

What is vine staffs the plural of?
Vine staffs is the plural of vine staff.

Words near vine staffs in the dictionary

  1. vine moth
  2. vine of Sodom
  3. vine scrub
  4. vine scrubs
  5. vine staff
  6. vine staffs
  7. vine staves
  8. vine weevil
  9. vine weevils
  10. vine-berries
  11. vine-berry

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