PACKSTAFF

Meaning of PACKSTAFF in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( plural packstaves )

archaic : a staff for supporting a peddler's pack : pikestaff

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PIKESTAFF — ■ noun historical the wooden shaft of a pike. Phrases ( as ) plain as a ~ 1》 very obvious. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
(AS) PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF — ~ 1》 very obvious. 2》 ordinary or unattractive in appearance. [alt. of as plain as a packstaff , the staff …
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PIKESTAFF — n. 1 the wooden shaft of a pike. 2 a walking-stick with a metal point. øplain as a pikestaff quite …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIKESTAFF — n. 1 the wooden shaft of a pike. 2 a walking-stick with a metal point. plain as a pikestaff quite …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIKESTAFF — n.1 the wooden shaft of a pike. 2 a walking-stick with a metal point. Phrases and idioms: plain as a …
Oxford English vocab