单词 | tipstaff |
释义 | tipstaff (once / 64942 pages) n WORD FAMILY tipstaff: tipstaffs USAGE EXAMPLESThe 16-year-old's sisters have also been ordered to surrender passports to the tipstaff, an officer of the court. BBC(Aug 18, 2015) My direction to the tipstaff, who got admittance into the house, was to conduct him to a judge, according to the writ. Slate(Jun 03, 2015) Tipstaff, tip′staf, n. a staff tipped with metal, or an officer who carries it: a constable. Various, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictio...(2012) n staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable Hyper staff a rod carried as a symbol |
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