"ragged staff" meaning in All languages combined

See ragged staff on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ragged staffs [plural], ragged staves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|ragged staves}} ragged staff (plural ragged staffs or ragged staves)
  1. (heraldry) A knotted stick with short stumps of branches on each side. Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-ragged_staff-en-noun-z2~aO2xy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Inflected forms

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