- the wooden handle of a pike
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pike•staff
(pīk′staf′, -stäf′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -staves
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(-stāvz′).USA pronunciation
- Militarythe shaft of an infantry pike.
- a foot traveler's staff with a metal point or spike at the lower end.
- Middle English pykstaf. See pike5, staff1 1325–75
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pikestaff /ˈpaɪkˌstɑːf/ n
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