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tipstaff

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tip·staff  (tpstf)
n. pl. tip·staves (-stvz, -stvz) or tip·staffs
1. A staff with a metal tip, carried as a sign of office.
2. An officer, such as a bailiff or constable, who carries a tipstaff.
[Alteration of tipped staff.]
tipstaff
Noun
1. a court official
2. a metal-tipped staff formerly used as a symbol of office
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tipstaff - staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable
staff - a rod carried as a symbol


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Pickwick sat opposite the tipstaff; and the tipstaff sat with his hat between his knees, whistling a tune, and looking out of the coach window.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
At a door a tipstaff laid his hand roughly on the arm of Mr.
A Wasted Day by Davis, Richard View in context
And now a tipstaff came up with a young man in his grasp, and said, "Senor governor, this youth was coming towards us, and as soon as he saw the officers of justice he turned about and ran like a deer, a sure proof that he must be some evil-doer; I ran after him, and had it not been that he stumbled and fell, I should never have caught him.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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