"palstaff" meaning in English

See palstaff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: palstaffs [plural], palstaves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|palstaves}} palstaff (plural palstaffs or palstaves)
  1. (historical) An old Celtic and Scandinavian weapon consisting of a wedge of stone or metal fixed by a tongue in a staff. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-palstaff-en-noun-y9MhhXo6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "Scandinavian",
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        ],
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          "weapon"
        ],
        [
          "wedge",
          "wedge"
        ],
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ],
        [
          "metal",
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        ],
        [
          "tongue",
          "tongue"
        ],
        [
          "staff",
          "staff"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "palstaff"
}
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
        "English terms with historical senses",
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      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "stone",
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        ],
        [
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        ],
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          "tongue",
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        ],
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        ]
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      ],
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