verge staff

noun

The metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.

OriginLatin virga →
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Meanings

verge staff1

nounverge staff (plural verge staffs)

plural verge staffs

  1. clock makingThe metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.

verge staff2

nounverge staff (plural verge staffs)

plural verge staffs

  1. nauticalA flag pole that protrudes from a low deck off the back of a ship.

Origin

  1. Latinvirga“staff, rod”
  2. Englishverge staff

Originally just verge (from Latin virga (“staff, rod”)); it acquired the extra staff for clarity.

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APA

verge staff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verge%20staff

MLA

“verge staff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verge%20staff. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verge staff,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verge%20staff.

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