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单词 pikestaff
释义

pikestaff

/ˈpʌɪkstɑːf /
noun historical
The wooden shaft of a pike.The judge will refrain from any references to his quill, or his gavel, or his pikestaff, and allow the defendant to be released to spread its insidious gospel....
  • Stick your head through and hey presto, it looks to have been impaled on a pikestaff above York's royal gateway.
  • Skewered on a pikestaff high above the city, the silenced heads spoke eloquently of the fate awaiting those who dared plot against rulers of city and country.

Phrases

(as) plain as a pikestaff

Origin

Late 16th century: from pike2 + staff1.

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