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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Prov. E.

gib

a hooked stick + E.

staff

A staff to guage water, or to push a boat.

A staff formerly used in fighting beasts on the stage.

[Obs.]

Bailey.

Noun.

A staff to gauge water or to push a boat; formerly, a staff used in fighting beasts on the stage.

gibstaff

(obsolete) A staff to gauge water, or to push a boat.
(obsolete, historical) A staff used in stick fighting; a quarterstaff.
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