forestaff

[fawr-staf, -stahf, fohr-]

noun, plural fore·staves, fore·staffs.

cross-staff.

Origin of forestaff

First recorded in 1660–70; fore- + staff¹

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Historical Examples of forestaff

The pilots were all Indians, and they used the forestaff and quadrant for their observations.
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