English Explanatory Dictionary

gibstaff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A staff to gauge water, or to push a boat.
  2. A staff used in stick fighting; a quarterstaff.

Word forms

gibstaff gibstaffs

Etymology

From the dialectal term gib (“hooked stick”) + staff.

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