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whipstaffs

whipstaffs is the plural of whipstaff.

Meaning of whipstaff

Noun

whipstaff (plural whipstaffs or whipstaves)

  1. A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached perpendicularly to the tiller for steering a ship.

Questions about whipstaffs

What is whipstaffs the plural of?
Whipstaffs is the plural of whipstaff.

Words near whipstaffs in the dictionary

  1. whipsocket
  2. whipsockets
  3. whipspider
  4. whipspiders
  5. whipstaff
  6. whipstaffs
  7. whipstalk
  8. whipstalks
  9. whipstall
  10. whipstalled
  11. whipstalling

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