Pinkstaff

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Pinsdorf →
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Meanings

proper nounPinkstaff (countable and uncountable, plural Pinkstaffs)

plural Pinkstaffs

  1. countableuncountableA surname from German.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States.

Origin

  1. GermanPinsdorf
  2. EnglishPinkstaff

Possibly an Americanized form of German Pinsdorf or Binstock.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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