pickstaffn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪkstɑːf/,

/ˈpɪkstaf/, U.S.

/ˈpɪkˌstæf/

Forms: see pick n.¹ and staff n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pick n.¹, staff n.¹

Etymology: < pick n.¹ + staff n.¹ Compare pikestaff n.¹In Middle English and Older Scots in forms pik- , pyk- the length of the vowel is often doubtful, and some examples may belong at pikestaff n.¹ Attested earlier as a nickname:1301 in J. Jönsjö Stud. Middle Eng. Nicknames (1979) 147 Al. Pyckstave.

Now rare.

1. = pikestaff n.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > something to lean on > staff to lean on > other types of walking stick

pikeOE

bourdona1300

pickc1330

pickstaff1356

pikestaff?a1500

gribble1578

supplejack1748

crutch-stick1780

spear-stick1801

kebbie1816

Penang lawyer1827

alpenstock1829

thumb-stick1945

1356 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 284 (MED) [2] gleywes [and one] pikstef.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. vi. 105 I wil..ben his pilgryme atte plow..My plow-fote shal be my pyk-staf [c1400 A text v.r. pilgrimstaf] and picche atwo þe rotes.

1568 R. Henryson in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 218 Bairfute allone w^t pykstaff [?a1500 pykestalf] in hir hand as pure pilgrem scho passit out of toun.

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 258 Witht ane great pyk staff in his hand.

1649 in M. V. Hay Blairs Papers (1929) 56 F. Minister resumes his procuratoriall mynde since you ar gon & hes layd asyde his pickestaffe & gaberlungy resolution till you go home with him yourself.

1757 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. at Pick He and William Moir examined the Moss by stamping with a Pick-staff.

1850 A. Laing Wayside Flowers 144 The auldest greybeard sin' he ken'd a pickstaff, Ne'er heard o' a marrow to Halkerton's calf.

1940 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 19 Nov. 6/2 It is plain as a pickstaff that not Mr. Roosevelt but Mr. Wilkie has the plurality, but not the presidency.

†2. Part of a wagon or cart; perhaps = pikestower n. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > types of > wagon (usually four-wheeled) > other types > parts of

pickstaff?1523

pikestowera1642

stake1875

stake-iron1875

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. iiii The crosse somer, the keys and picstaues.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pickstaff
释义	pickstaffn. Brit. /ˈpɪkstɑːf/, /ˈpɪkstaf/, U.S. /ˈpɪkˌstæf/ Forms: see pick n.¹ and staff n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pick n.¹, staff n.¹ Etymology: < pick n.¹ + staff n.¹ Compare pikestaff n.¹In Middle English and Older Scots in forms pik- , pyk- the length of the vowel is often doubtful, and some examples may belong at pikestaff n.¹ Attested earlier as a nickname:1301 in J. Jönsjö Stud. Middle Eng. Nicknames (1979) 147 Al. Pyckstave. Now rare. 1. = pikestaff n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > something to lean on > staff to lean on > other types of walking stick pikeOE bourdona1300 pickc1330 pickstaff1356 pikestaff?a1500 gribble1578 supplejack1748 crutch-stick1780 spear-stick1801 kebbie1816 Penang lawyer1827 alpenstock1829 thumb-stick1945 1356 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 284 (MED) [2] gleywes [and one] pikstef. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. vi. 105 I wil..ben his pilgryme atte plow..My plow-fote shal be my pyk-staf [c1400 A text v.r. pilgrimstaf] and picche atwo þe rotes. 1568 R. Henryson in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 218 Bairfute allone w^t pykstaff [?a1500 pykestalf] in hir hand as pure pilgrem scho passit out of toun. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 258 Witht ane great pyk staff in his hand. 1649 in M. V. Hay Blairs Papers (1929) 56 F. Minister resumes his procuratoriall mynde since you ar gon & hes layd asyde his pickestaffe & gaberlungy resolution till you go home with him yourself. 1757 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. at Pick He and William Moir examined the Moss by stamping with a Pick-staff. 1850 A. Laing Wayside Flowers 144 The auldest greybeard sin' he ken'd a pickstaff, Ne'er heard o' a marrow to Halkerton's calf. 1940 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 19 Nov. 6/2 It is plain as a pickstaff that not Mr. Roosevelt but Mr. Wilkie has the plurality, but not the presidency. †2. Part of a wagon or cart; perhaps = pikestower n. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > types of > wagon (usually four-wheeled) > other types > parts of pickstaff?1523 pikestowera1642 stake1875 stake-iron1875 ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. iiii The crosse somer, the keys and picstaues. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1356
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