Bickerstaffe

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4404).

OriginOld English bīcere →
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Meanings

proper nounBickerstaffe (countable and uncountable, plural Bickerstaffes)

plural Bickerstaffes · alternative Bickerstaff · alternative Bickersteth · alternative Biggerstaff

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4404).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbīcere“beekeeper”
  2. EnglishBickerstaffe

From Old English bīcere (“beekeeper”) + stæþ (“bank, shore; landing place”).

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APA

Bickerstaffe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bickerstaffe

MLA

“Bickerstaffe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bickerstaffe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bickerstaffe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bickerstaffe.

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