PIKESTAFF


Meaning of PIKESTAFF in English

/puyk"staf', -stahf'/ , n. , pl. pikestaves /-stayvz'/ .

1. the shaft of an infantry pike.

2. a foot traveler's staff with a metal point or spike at the lower end.

[ 1325-75; ME pykstaf. See PIKE 5 , STAFF 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .