"cowlstaff" meaning in English

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      "form": "cowlstaffs",
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      "form": "cowlstaves",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gàngbàng",
          "sense": "staff",
          "word": "杠棒"
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          "sense": "staff",
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      "word": "杠棒"
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