A staff having a point or spike; a pikestaff or pike-pole; (in early use esp.) a pilgrim's staff. Cf. pike, n.4
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| 释义 | the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > something to lean on > staff to lean on > other types of walking stick (13) pikeOE A staff having a point or spike; a pikestaff or pike-pole; (in early use esp.) a pilgrim's staff. Cf. pike, n.4 bourdona1300 A pilgrim's staff. pickc1330 A spiked staff or stick, esp. (in early use) a pilgrim's staff; a pikestaff. Cf. pike, n.1 2a. Obsolete. rare. pickstaff1356 = pikestaff, n.1 pikestaff?a1500 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… gribble1578 A crab-tree or black-thorn; a stick made from either of these; also attributive. supplejack1748 A walking stick or cane made of the stem of one of these plants; a tough pliant stick. crutch-stick1780 a crutch-handled stick. spear-stick1801 a spiked walking-stick. kebbie1816 A staff or stick with a hooked head. Penang lawyer1827 Penang lawyer: a kind of walking-stick, made from the stem of a dwarf palm (Licuala acutifolia, Griffith), a native of Penang and Singapore. In… alpenstock1829 A long iron-tipped staff used in hill and mountain climbing. thumb-stick1945 a tall walking-stick with a forked thumb-rest at the top. |
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