"jackstaff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: jackstaffs [plural], jackstaves [plural]
Etymology: From jack + staff. Etymology templates: {{af|en|jack|staff}} jack + staff Head templates: {{en-noun|s|jackstaves}} jackstaff (plural jackstaffs or jackstaves)
  1. (nautical) a short spar, at the bows of a ship, that serves as a flagpole to fly a flag (a jack) Wikipedia link: jackstaff Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (short spar, at the bows of a ship): флагщок (flagštok) [masculine] (Bulgarian), rainetanko (Finnish), slat bhrataí [feminine] (Irish)

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Alternative forms

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