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S0692800 (stăf)n. pl. staffs or staves (stāvz) 1. a. A stick or cane carried as an aid in walking or climbing.b. A stout stick used as a weapon; a cudgel.c. A pole on which a flag is displayed; a flagstaff.d. A rod or baton carried as a symbol of authority.2. pl. staffs A rule or similar graduated stick used for testing or measuring, as in surveying.3. pl. staffs a. A group of assistants to a manager, executive, or other person in authority.b. A group of military officers assigned to assist a commanding officer in an executive or advisory capacity.c. The personnel who carry out a specific enterprise: the nursing staff of a hospital.4. Something that serves as a staple or support.5. Music A set of horizontal lines and intermediate spaces used in notation to represent a sequence of pitches, in modern notation normally consisting of five lines and four spaces. Also called stave.tr.v. staffed, staff·ing, staffs 1. To provide with a staff of workers or assistants.2. To serve on the staff of (an organization).

[Middle English staf, from Old English stæf.]

staff²

S0692800 (stăf)n. A building material of plaster and fiber used as an exterior wall covering of temporary buildings, as at expositions.

[Perhaps from German Stoff, stuff.]

Staffs

(stæfs) abbreviation for (Placename) Staffordshire

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