"in the twinkling of a bedstaff" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the twinkling of a bedstaff, {{en-PP}} in the twinkling of a bedstaff
  1. (archaic) In no time at all; immediately. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-in_the_twinkling_of_a_bedstaff-en-prep_phrase-ocm7R1of Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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