COWLSTAFF

Meaning of COWLSTAFF in English

(n.) A staff or pole on which a vessel is supported between two persons.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

COWLSTAFF — noun see: hive Date: 13th century a staff from which a vessel is suspended and carried between two persons
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COWLSTAFF — as at cowl III+ˌ- noun Etymology: Middle English cuvelstaf, from cuvel vessel + staf staff — more at cowl , …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COWLSTAFF — ( n. ) A staff or pole on which a vessel is supported between two persons.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COWLSTAFF — noun Etymology: Middle English cuvelstaff, from cuvel vessel (from Old English cūfel, ultimately from Late Latin cupella, diminutive of Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COWLSTAFF — noun a staff or pole on which a vessel is supported between two persons.
Webster English vocab
COWLSTAFF — [cowl.staff] n [ME cuvelstaff, fr. cuvel vessel (fr. OE cyfel, fr. ONF cuvele small vat) + [1]staff] (13c) archaic: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COWLSTAFF — Pronunciation: ' k ō l- ˌ staf, ' kau ̇ (- ə )l-, ' kül- Function: noun Etymology: Middle English …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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