"whipstaff" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From whip + staff.",
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      "form": "whipstaffs",
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      "form": "whipstaves",
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      "glosses": [
        "A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached orthogonally to the tiller for steering a ship."
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        [
          "bar",
          "bar"
        ],
        [
          "poopdeck",
          "poopdeck"
        ],
        [
          "orthogonally",
          "orthogonally"
        ],
        [
          "tiller",
          "tiller"
        ],
        [
          "steer",
          "steer"
        ]
      ],
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        "(nautical) A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached orthogonally to the tiller for steering a ship."
      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "bar to steer a vessel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kolderstok"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "bar to steer a vessel",
          "word": "peräsinvipu"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "bar to steer a vessel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "timon"
        },
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          "sense": "bar to steer a vessel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fouet"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "bar to steer a vessel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ruderstock"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kolderštók",
          "sense": "bar to steer a vessel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "колдершто́к"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "bar to steer a vessel",
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            "common-gender"
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          "word": "kullerstock"
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɪpstɑːf/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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  "word": "whipstaff"
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  "etymology_text": "From whip + staff.",
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    },
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  ],
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      "sense": "bar to steer a vessel",
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      "word": "kolderstok"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bar to steer a vessel",
      "word": "peräsinvipu"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "bar to steer a vessel",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "timon"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bar to steer a vessel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fouet"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bar to steer a vessel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ruderstock"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kolderštók",
      "sense": "bar to steer a vessel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "колдершто́к"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "bar to steer a vessel",
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      "word": "kullerstock"
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  "word": "whipstaff"
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