PIKESTAFF


Meaning of PIKESTAFF in English

■ noun historical the wooden shaft of a pike.

Phrases

( as ) plain as a ~

1》 very obvious.

2》 ordinary or unattractive in appearance. [alt. of as plain as a packstaff , the staff being that of a pedlar, on which he rested his pack of wares.]

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