單詞
tipstaff
英 ['t?pstɑ?f]
美['t?pst?f]
基本信息
- n. 鐵頭手仗；法警
詞態變化
復數:?tipstaves;
英文詞源
- tipstaff (n.)
- 1540s, "tipped staff" (truncheon with a tip or cap of metal) carried as an emblem of office, from tip (n.) + staff (n.). As the name of an official who carries one (especially a sheriff's officer, bailiff, constable, court crier, etc.) it is recorded from 1560s.
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