packstaffn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpakstɑːf/,

/ˈpakstaf/, U.S.

/ˈpækˌstæf/

Forms: see pack n.¹ and staff n.¹; also 1500s pacstaffe.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pack n.¹, staff n.¹

Etymology: < pack n.¹ + staff n.¹Early use is mostly in the phrase as plain as a packstaff , with which compare as plain as a pikestaff , as plain as a packsaddle , and other phrases s.v. plain adj.² Phrases 1.

Now historical and rare.

A. n.

A staff on which a pedlar supports his or her pack when resting.Formerly frequently in †as plain as a packstaff = plain as a pikestaff at plain adj.² Phrases 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > something to lean on > staff to lean on > staff on which pedlar rests his pack

packstaff1766

a1535 T. More Confutacion Tyndales Aunswere ix, in Wks. (1557) 814/2 They tel us..that all thynge is in the scripture as playne as a packe staffe.

1608 T. Middleton Familie of Love (new ed.) v. sig. H2 When they are at ods, it shews 'hem a flat case, as plaine as a pack staffe.

1690 J. Dryden Amphitryon iii. 24 O Lord, what Absurdities! as plain as any Packstaff.

1711 E. Ward Life Don Quixote II. xxv. 5 They ran with all the speed they cou'd With Pack-staves made of knotty Wood, And did..Bedrub the Hide of Rozinante.

1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality I. iv. 153 Pounding of packstaves.

1881 A. J. Duffield tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. 310 The benedictions of the pack-staves.

1953 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 14 246 The pack-staff or pike-staff is plain in the sense of commonplace, unadorned.

1994 Independent (Nexis) 16 May 11 The pikestaff..was less plain than a packstaff, although still considerably plainer than the average ceremonial staff of office.

†B. adj. (attributive).

derogatory. Mean, contemptible. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [adjective] > contemptible

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1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie i. i. sig. B7 Ô packstaffe rimes!

1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie ii. v. sig. E5 A packstaffe Epethite, and scorned name.

1627 W. Hawkins Apollo Shriving ii. i. 23 Nou. I am ouerioyed, ouerioyed. Comp. Ouerioyed? What a plaine packestaffe phrase is that?

Compounds

† packstaff plain adj. Obsolete = as plain as a packstaff at sense A.

ΚΠ

1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. iii. Prol. 47 Not riddle-like obscuring their intent: But packe-staffe plaine vttring what thing they ment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	packstaff
释义	packstaffn.adj. Brit. /ˈpakstɑːf/, /ˈpakstaf/, U.S. /ˈpækˌstæf/ Forms: see pack n.¹ and staff n.¹; also 1500s pacstaffe. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pack n.¹, staff n.¹ Etymology: < pack n.¹ + staff n.¹Early use is mostly in the phrase as plain as a packstaff , with which compare as plain as a pikestaff , as plain as a packsaddle , and other phrases s.v. plain adj.² Phrases 1. Now historical and rare. A. n. A staff on which a pedlar supports his or her pack when resting.Formerly frequently in †as plain as a packstaff = plain as a pikestaff at plain adj.² Phrases 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > something to lean on > staff to lean on > staff on which pedlar rests his pack packstaff1766 a1535 T. More Confutacion Tyndales Aunswere ix, in Wks. (1557) 814/2 They tel us..that all thynge is in the scripture as playne as a packe staffe. 1608 T. Middleton Familie of Love (new ed.) v. sig. H2 When they are at ods, it shews 'hem a flat case, as plaine as a pack staffe. 1690 J. Dryden Amphitryon iii. 24 O Lord, what Absurdities! as plain as any Packstaff. 1711 E. Ward Life Don Quixote II. xxv. 5 They ran with all the speed they cou'd With Pack-staves made of knotty Wood, And did..Bedrub the Hide of Rozinante. 1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality I. iv. 153 Pounding of packstaves. 1881 A. J. Duffield tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. 310 The benedictions of the pack-staves. 1953 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 14 246 The pack-staff or pike-staff is plain in the sense of commonplace, unadorned. 1994 Independent (Nexis) 16 May 11 The pikestaff..was less plain than a packstaff, although still considerably plainer than the average ceremonial staff of office. †B. adj. (attributive). derogatory. Mean, contemptible. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [adjective] > contemptible unworthc893 unwrastc893 littleOE narrow-hearteda1200 wretcha1200 unworthya1240 wretchedc1250 un-i-wrastc1275 bad1276 lechera1300 feeblea1325 despisablea1340 villain1340 contemptiblec1384 lousyc1386 caitiff1393 brothelyc1400 roinousa1425 poor1425 sevenpennyc1475 nasty1477 peakish1519 filthy1533 despectuous1541 beggary1542 scald1542 shitten?1545 disdainfula1547 contemptuous1549 despicable1553 skit-brained?1553 contemniblea1555 vile1560 sluttish1561 queer1567 scornful1570 scallardc1575 tinkerly?1576 worthless1576 beggarly?1577 paltry1578 halfpenny1579 dog bolt1580 pitiful1582 sneaking1582 triobolar1585 wormisha1586 baddy1586 dudgeon1592 measled1596 packstaff1598 roguey1598 roguish1601 contemptful1608 grovelling1608 lightly1608 disdainable1611 purulent1611 snotty-nose1622 vilipendious1630 cittern-headed1638 wormy1640 pissabed1643 triobolary1644 disparageable1648 blue-bellied1652 unestimable1656 scullion1658 piteous1667 dirty1670 shabbed1674 shabby1679 snotty1681 snotty-nosed1682 mucky1683 bollocky1694 scoundrel1700 scaldeda1704 sneaking1703 ficulnean1716 unsolid1731 pitiable1753 scrubby1754 inimitable1798 scrubbish1798 worm-likea1807 small1824 lowlife1827 ketty1828 skunkish1831 yellow-bellied1833 scaly1843 cockroachya1845 wutless1853 nigger1859 trashy1862 low-down1872 cruddy1877 shitty1879 tinhorn1886 blithering1889 motherfucking1890 snidey1890 pilgarlicky1894 shitass1895 shoddy1918 yah boo1921 bitching1929 shit-faced1932 turdish1936 fricking1937 jerk-off1937 chickenshit1940 sheg-up1941 snot-nosed1941 jerky1944 mother-loving1948 scroungy1948 fecking1952 pissant1952 shit-kicking1953 shit-eating1956 bumboclaat1957 rassclaat1957 shit-headed1959 farkakte1960 shithouse1966 daggy1967 dipshit1968 scuzzy1969 bloodclaat1971 bitch ass1972 wanky1972 streelish1974 twatty1975 twattish1976 dweeby1988 douchey1991 wank1991 cockish1996 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie i. i. sig. B7 Ô packstaffe rimes! 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie ii. v. sig. E5 A packstaffe Epethite, and scorned name. 1627 W. Hawkins Apollo Shriving ii. i. 23 Nou. I am ouerioyed, ouerioyed. Comp. Ouerioyed? What a plaine packestaffe phrase is that? Compounds † packstaff plain adj. Obsolete = as plain as a packstaff at sense A. ΚΠ 1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. iii. Prol. 47 Not riddle-like obscuring their intent: But packe-staffe plaine vttring what thing they ment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1535
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