pikestaffn.¹

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪkstɑːf/,

/ˈpʌɪkstaf/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪkˌstæf/

Inflections: Plural pikestaffs, pikestaves.

Forms: see pike n.¹ and staff n.¹

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

Etymology: < pike n.¹ + staff n.¹ Compare Middle Low German pēkstaf , Old Icelandic píkstafr , Norwegian piggstav , Norwegian regional pikstav , Old Swedish pikstaff (Swedish pikstav ). Compare earlier pickstaff n.With pikestaff-plain adj. at Compounds compare earlier packstaff plain adj. at packstaff n. and adj. Compounds and plain as a pikestaff at plain adj.² Phrases 1a.

1. A staff or walking stick, esp. a walking stick with a metal point at the lower end, similar to an alpenstock. Also figurative. Now rare except in set phrases (see sense 2).Sometimes apparently also: †the handle of a pick (cf. pike n.¹ 1) (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > something to lean on > staff to lean on > other types of walking stick

pikeOE

bourdona1300

pickc1330

pickstaff1356

pikestaff?a1500

gribble1578

supplejack1748

crutch-stick1780

spear-stick1801

kebbie1816

Penang lawyer1827

alpenstock1829

thumb-stick1945

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Wolf & Wether l. 2473 in Poems (1981) 92 With pyikstaff and with scrip to fair off toun.

1559 D. Lindsay Dreme in Wks. (1931) I. 32 With scrip on hip, and pyikstaff in his hand.

1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier To Rdr. sig. A4^v He standes sollemnlie leaning on his pike staffe.

a1642 W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) i. 228/1 The Weapon is a Pike-Staff, such as Keepers and Warreners use for the guard of the Game.

1776 D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Sc. Songs (ed. 2) II. 222 Fare ye weel, my pyke-staff.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. iv. 83 Setting his pike-staff before him.

1910 in Sc. National Dict. (1968) at Pike ‘Dingin' on peer men an' pike staves an' the pike ens o' them naithmost,’ said of a very heavy hail shower.

2. In proverbial phrases, as the type of something plain, straight, or obvious, as stiff as a pikestaff, clear as a pikestaff, to call a pikestaff a pikestaff, etc. Now usually in plain as a pikestaff: see plain adj.² Phrases 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > use plain language [verb (intransitive)]

to call a spade a spade1542

to call a pikestaff a pikestaff1591

to call a spade a (bloody) shovel1919

the world > space > relative position > posture > upright or erect posture > [adverb] > very stiff

stiff as a pikestaff1851

1591 R. Greene Notable Discouery of Coosenage f. 3 A newe game..that hath no policie nor knauery, but plaine as a pike staffe.

1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth III. 22 When a Reason's as plain as a Pike-staff.

1833 J. S. Sands Poet. Effusions 81 I'm sure that's her (wi' that he rikes't aff The rock) as clear as ony pikestaff.

1839 D. M. Moir Life Mansie Wauch (rev. ed.) xxiv. 306 Mr. Batter..looked as prejinct as a pikestaff.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs xvii. 65 When will you acknowledge that two and two make four, and call a pikestaff a pikestaff?

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick iv. 30 Sat up in bed stiff as a pike-staff.

1873 A. Trollope Eustace Diamonds III. lxxii. 250 ‘It is all as clear as a pike-staff, John.’... ‘Quite clear, I should say.’

1995 M. Amis Information (1996) 276 It's as clear as a pikestaff, isn't it.

Compounds

pikestaff-plain adj. completely plain or apparent.

ΚΠ

1873 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 712/1 Everybody..had built their pikestaff-plain houses directly on the sidewalk.

2000 Independent (Nexis) 14 Aug. The pikestaff-plain fact is that most children from most families no more aspire to higher education than to the House of Bishops.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pikestaffn.²

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪkstɑːf/,

/ˈpʌɪkstaf/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪkˌstæf/

Inflections: Plural pikestaffs, pikestaves.

Forms: see pike n.⁴ and staff n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pike n.⁴, staff n.¹

Etymology: < pike n.⁴ + staff n.¹

The shaft of a pike or similar weapon; (by extension) a pike.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > pike > [noun] > shaft

pikestaff1580

pike-handle1786

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Zagaye, is a staffe longer and more slender than a pike staffe, otherwise called Azagaye.

1601 Lady Hoby Diary 26 Dec. (1930) 193 The man, hauinge a pike staff in his hand, rune him into the eie and so into the braine: he neuer spoke after.

1642 King Charles I His Majesties Answer Declar. both Houses conc. Comm. Array 1 July 24 Gisarms (which were Pikestaves).

1657 N. Billingsley Brachy-Martyrologia vii. 177 Being led to execution, Guarded he was with bills, and Pike-staves too.

1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins II. xiv. 161 The General, who had not a Pike, but a Pikestaff headed with a large Stone.

1841 G. Darley Ethelstan ii. i. 21 Mayhap scarce one of my spear's, but full two Of your short pikestaff's.

1904 Sir H. Maxwell in Blackwood's Mag. June 754/2 Ash was the proper wood for pike-staves.

1984 P. O'Brian Far Side of World x. 356 Others..brought in faggots of pike-staves as straight and knot-free as they could find.

2004 Observer (Nexis) 1 Feb. (Travel section) 2 I can feel the lynch-mob gathering, the torches already lit and the pikestaffs quivering.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pikestaff
释义	pikestaffn.¹ Brit. /ˈpʌɪkstɑːf/, /ˈpʌɪkstaf/, U.S. /ˈpaɪkˌstæf/ Inflections: Plural pikestaffs, pikestaves. Forms: see pike n.¹ and staff n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pike n.¹, staff n.¹ Etymology: < pike n.¹ + staff n.¹ Compare Middle Low German pēkstaf , Old Icelandic píkstafr , Norwegian piggstav , Norwegian regional pikstav , Old Swedish pikstaff (Swedish pikstav ). Compare earlier pickstaff n.With pikestaff-plain adj. at Compounds compare earlier packstaff plain adj. at packstaff n. and adj. Compounds and plain as a pikestaff at plain adj.² Phrases 1a. 1. A staff or walking stick, esp. a walking stick with a metal point at the lower end, similar to an alpenstock. Also figurative. Now rare except in set phrases (see sense 2).Sometimes apparently also: †the handle of a pick (cf. pike n.¹ 1) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > something to lean on > staff to lean on > other types of walking stick pikeOE bourdona1300 pickc1330 pickstaff1356 pikestaff?a1500 gribble1578 supplejack1748 crutch-stick1780 spear-stick1801 kebbie1816 Penang lawyer1827 alpenstock1829 thumb-stick1945 a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Wolf & Wether l. 2473 in Poems (1981) 92 With pyikstaff and with scrip to fair off toun. 1559 D. Lindsay Dreme in Wks. (1931) I. 32 With scrip on hip, and pyikstaff in his hand. 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier To Rdr. sig. A4^v He standes sollemnlie leaning on his pike staffe. a1642 W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) i. 228/1 The Weapon is a Pike-Staff, such as Keepers and Warreners use for the guard of the Game. 1776 D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Sc. Songs (ed. 2) II. 222 Fare ye weel, my pyke-staff. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. iv. 83 Setting his pike-staff before him. 1910 in Sc. National Dict. (1968) at Pike ‘Dingin' on peer men an' pike staves an' the pike ens o' them naithmost,’ said of a very heavy hail shower. 2. In proverbial phrases, as the type of something plain, straight, or obvious, as stiff as a pikestaff, clear as a pikestaff, to call a pikestaff a pikestaff, etc. Now usually in plain as a pikestaff: see plain adj.² Phrases 1a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > use plain language [verb (intransitive)] to call a spade a spade1542 to call a pikestaff a pikestaff1591 to call a spade a (bloody) shovel1919 the world > space > relative position > posture > upright or erect posture > [adverb] > very stiff stiff as a pikestaff1851 1591 R. Greene Notable Discouery of Coosenage f. 3 A newe game..that hath no policie nor knauery, but plaine as a pike staffe. 1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth III. 22 When a Reason's as plain as a Pike-staff. 1833 J. S. Sands Poet. Effusions 81 I'm sure that's her (wi' that he rikes't aff The rock) as clear as ony pikestaff. 1839 D. M. Moir Life Mansie Wauch (rev. ed.) xxiv. 306 Mr. Batter..looked as prejinct as a pikestaff. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs xvii. 65 When will you acknowledge that two and two make four, and call a pikestaff a pikestaff? 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick iv. 30 Sat up in bed stiff as a pike-staff. 1873 A. Trollope Eustace Diamonds III. lxxii. 250 ‘It is all as clear as a pike-staff, John.’... ‘Quite clear, I should say.’ 1995 M. Amis Information (1996) 276 It's as clear as a pikestaff, isn't it. Compounds pikestaff-plain adj. completely plain or apparent. ΚΠ 1873 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 712/1 Everybody..had built their pikestaff-plain houses directly on the sidewalk. 2000 Independent (Nexis) 14 Aug. The pikestaff-plain fact is that most children from most families no more aspire to higher education than to the House of Bishops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pikestaffn.² Brit. /ˈpʌɪkstɑːf/, /ˈpʌɪkstaf/, U.S. /ˈpaɪkˌstæf/ Inflections: Plural pikestaffs, pikestaves. Forms: see pike n.⁴ and staff n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pike n.⁴, staff n.¹ Etymology: < pike n.⁴ + staff n.¹ The shaft of a pike or similar weapon; (by extension) a pike. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > pike > [noun] > shaft pikestaff1580 pike-handle1786 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Zagaye, is a staffe longer and more slender than a pike staffe, otherwise called Azagaye. 1601 Lady Hoby Diary 26 Dec. (1930) 193 The man, hauinge a pike staff in his hand, rune him into the eie and so into the braine: he neuer spoke after. 1642 King Charles I His Majesties Answer Declar. both Houses conc. Comm. Array 1 July 24 Gisarms (which were Pikestaves). 1657 N. Billingsley Brachy-Martyrologia vii. 177 Being led to execution, Guarded he was with bills, and Pike-staves too. 1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins II. xiv. 161 The General, who had not a Pike, but a Pikestaff headed with a large Stone. 1841 G. Darley Ethelstan ii. i. 21 Mayhap scarce one of my spear's, but full two Of your short pikestaff's. 1904 Sir H. Maxwell in Blackwood's Mag. June 754/2 Ash was the proper wood for pike-staves. 1984 P. O'Brian Far Side of World x. 356 Others..brought in faggots of pike-staves as straight and knot-free as they could find. 2004 Observer (Nexis) 1 Feb. (Travel section) 2 I can feel the lynch-mob gathering, the torches already lit and the pikestaffs quivering. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹?a1500n.²1580
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