ragged staff

noun

A knotted stick with short stumps of branches on each side.

Meanings

nounragged staff (plural ragged staffs or ragged staves)

plural ragged staffs · plural ragged staves

  1. governmentA knotted stick with short stumps of branches on each side.
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