longstaff

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noun

A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used for martial arts.

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Meanings

longstaff1

nounlongstaff (plural longstaffs or longstaves)

plural longstaffs · plural longstaves

  1. A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used for martial arts.

Longstaff2

proper nounLongstaff (plural Longstaffs)

plural Longstaffs

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Origin

longstaff · noun

From long + staff.

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Longstaff · proper noun

From long + staff, perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a tipstaff or beadle or, alternatively, a nickname for a tall, thin man.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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