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forestaff

[ fawr-staf, -stahf, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˌstæf, -ˌstɑf, ˈfoʊr- /
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noun, plural fore·staves, fore·staffs.
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Origin of forestaff

First recorded in 1660–70; fore- + staff1
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