palstave

[ pawl-steyv, pal- ]

/ ˈpɔlˌsteɪv, ˈpæl- /

noun Archaeology.

a bronze celt fitted into a split wooden handle.

Also pal·staff

[pawl-staf, -stahf, pal-] /ˈpɔlˌstæf, -ˌstɑf, ˈpæl-/ .

Origin of palstave

1850–55; <Danish pålstav, special use of Old Norse pālstafr javelin <Old English palster spike, taken (by folk etymology) as representing *pālstæf;see pole¹, stave

Words nearby palstave

palpus, palsa, palsgrave, palsgravine, palsied, palstave, palsy, palsy-walsy, palter, Paltrow, paltry

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Example sentences from the Web for palstave

It is nothing else than the old Scandinavian "paalstaf," the "palstave" or "winged celt" of English antiquaries.
The Folk-Tales of the Magyars|Various
It is not always easy to discriminate unhesitatingly between the true axe-head and the palstave.
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland|Daniel Wilson
The flat axes are distinguished by the side stops and in some cases the transition from palstave to socketed axe can be seen.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for palstave

palstave

/ (ˈpɔːlˌsteɪv) /

noun

archaeol a kind of celt, usually of bronze, made to fit into a split wooden handle rather than having a socket for the handle

Word Origin for palstave

C19: from Danish paalstav, from Old Norse, from páll spade + stafr staff 1

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单词	palstave
释义	palstave [ pawl-steyv, pal- ] / ˈpɔlˌsteɪv, ˈpæl- / noun Archaeology. a bronze celt fitted into a split wooden handle. Also pal·staff [pawl-staf, -stahf, pal-] /ˈpɔlˌstæf, -ˌstɑf, ˈpæl-/ . Origin of palstave 1850–55; <Danish pålstav, special use of Old Norse pālstafr javelin <Old English palster spike, taken (by folk etymology) as representing *pālstæf;see pole¹, stave Words nearby palstave palpus, palsa, palsgrave, palsgravine, palsied, palstave, palsy, palsy-walsy, palter, Paltrow, paltry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for palstave It is nothing else than the old Scandinavian "paalstaf," the "palstave" or "winged celt" of English antiquaries. The Folk-Tales of the Magyars\|Various It is not always easy to discriminate unhesitatingly between the true axe-head and the palstave. The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland\|Daniel Wilson The flat axes are distinguished by the side stops and in some cases the transition from palstave to socketed axe can be seen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8\|Various British Dictionary definitions for palstave palstave / (ˈpɔːlˌsteɪv) / noun archaeol a kind of celt, usually of bronze, made to fit into a split wooden handle rather than having a socket for the handle Word Origin for palstave C19: from Danish paalstav, from Old Norse, from páll spade + stafr staff 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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