forestaff

[ fawr-staf, -stahf, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˌstæf, -ˌstɑf, ˈfoʊr- /

noun, plural fore·staves, fore·staffs.

cross-staff.

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Origin of forestaff

First recorded in 1660–70; fore- + staff1

Words nearby forestaff

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