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ˈpaddle-ˌstaff
[f. paddle n.1 + staff n.]
1. = paddle n.1 1.
1609C. Butler Fem. Mon. (1634) 126 You may make a shift with any ordinary Spade or Paddle-staff. 1622in Naworth Househ. Bks. (Surtees) 195 For lying yron on a paddle staffe for the warriner. 1668Dict. Rust., Paddle⁓staff, a long Staff with an Iron Bit at the end, like a small Spade, much used by Mole-catchers. 1806J. Grahame Birds of Scot. 3 Listening, leans Upon his paddle-staff.
2. Brewing. A wooden spade-shaped implement used in mashing. (Cf. paddle n.1 7.)
1703Art & Myst. Vintners 41 Beat them together with a Paddle-staff for half an hour. Ibid. 48 Put this mixture into the Wine, and mix them with a Paddle-staff. |