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tip•staff



Pronunciation: (tip'staf", -stäf"), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -stavesPronunciation: (-stāvz"), [key] -staffs.
1. an attendant or crier in a court of law.
2. a staff tipped with metal, formerly carried as a badge of office, as by a constable.
3. any official who carried such a staff.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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