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Handstaff

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The part of a flail that is held in the hand.
  2. 2
    A weapon mentioned in the Bible (Ezekiel), perhaps a javelin. obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English hond staffe; equivalent to hand + staff.

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