plain as a pikestaff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Synonym of plain as day.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

plain as a pikestaff

Etymology

The word "pikestaff" in this expression is a corruption of packstaff (“the staff used to carry a bundle over the shoulder”).

Synonyms

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