Meanings
- not comparableWithout employees; unstaffed.
But he believes that Briton Ferry, Llansamlet North and Pembrey and Burry Port would be worth preserving as staffless "bus stops"; the last-mentioned, he points out, brings in nine times as much passenger revenue as Narberth which is not threatened.
1963 June, “News and Comment: Wales and the Plan”, in Modern Railways, page 365 - not comparableWithout a staff, or walking-stick.
Picking up a good stick on the trail is usually easy […] Give it a good sling, or set it by the trailhead for the next staffless vagabond who passes by.
1989, Backpacker, volume 17, number 2, page 23 - not comparableentertainmentWithout the use of staves in its notation.
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