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tipstaff
\ˈtipˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(plural tipstaves or tipstaffs)
Etymology: contraction of Middle English tipped staf, from tipped having a tip (from tip, tippe tip + -ed) + staf staff — more at tip, staff
1. : a staff tipped with metal used as a badge of office
2. : an officer who bears a tipstaff : a court attendant : constable, bailiff
< the judges and tipstaves parted the combatants — T.B.Macaulay > |