English Explanatory Dictionary

verge staff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.
noun
  1. A flag pole that protrudes from a low deck off the back of a ship.

Word forms

verge staff verge staffs

Etymology

Originally just verge (from Latin virga (“staff, rod”)); it acquired the extra staff for clarity.

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