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Webster 1913 Edition

Tipstaff

Tip′staffˊ

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Tipstaff

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1.

A staff tipped with metal.

Bacon.

2.

An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal; a constable.

Macaulay.

Definition 2024

tipstaff

tipstaff

English

Noun

tipstaff ‎(plural tipstaffs or tipstaves)

A ceremonial staff, with a metal tip, carried by a constable or bailiff etc as a sign of office
An officer, of a court etc. who carries such a staff