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Tipstaff

A ceremonial staff, with a metal tip, carried by a constable or bailiff etc as a sign of office

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noun

1
A ceremonial staff, with a metal tip, carried by a constable or bailiff etc as a sign of office
2
An officer, of a court etc. who carries such a staff

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truncheonnoun	A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer.
palstaffnoun	(historical) An old Celtic and Scandinavian weapon consisting of a wedge of stone or metal fixed by a tongue in a staff.
sticknoun	An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
pestlenoun	A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
gibstaffnoun	(obsolete, historical) A staff used in stick fighting; a quarterstaff.
quarter-staffnoun	Alternative form of quarterstaff. [A wooden staff with an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.]
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quarterstaffnoun	A wooden staff with an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.
poleheadnoun	(more generally) The top of any pole.
stavenoun	One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, barrel, pail, etc.
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bâtonnoun	Alternative form of baton. [A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.]
handstaffnoun	The part of a flail that is held in the hand.
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