单词 | tipstaff |
释义 | tipstaff /tip"staf', -stahf'/, n. , pl. tipstaves /-stayvz'/, tipstaffs. 1. an attendant or crier in a court of law. 2. a staff tipped with metal, formerly carried as a badge of office, as by a constable. 3. any official who carried such a staff. [1535-45; shortened form of earlier tipped staff; see TIP1, -ED3, STAFF1] |
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