transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkōl-ˌstaf, ˈkau̇(-ə)l-, ˈkül- ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English cuvelstaff, from cuvel vessel (from Old English cūfel, ultimately from Late Latin cupella, diminutive of Latin cūpa tub) + staff (I) — more at hive
Date: 13th century
archaic : a staff from which a vessel is suspended and carried between two persons