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shillelagh
English
Etymology
Either from Shillelagh, County Wicklow, in Ireland (from Irish Síol (“descendants”) + Éalaigh (a name)), because the forest near it provided the wood from which such clubs were made; or from sail (“cudgel”) + éille (“thong”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /???le?li/
- Rhymes: -e?li
- Hyphenation: shil?le?lagh
Noun
shillelagh (plural shillelaghs)
- (Ireland) A wooden (traditionally blackthorn (sloe) wood) club ending with a large knob.
- Any cudgel, whether or not of Irish origin.
Alternative forms
- shillala, shillalah, shillelah
- shillalagh
- shillaly, shillely
See also
- blackthorn
References
- Shillelah in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Further reading
- shillelagh (weapon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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staff
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English staf, from Old English stæf, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz. Cognate with Dutch staf, German Stab, Swedish stav.
Sense of "group of military officers that assists a commander" and similar meanings, attested from 1702, is influenced from German Stab.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: stäf, IPA(key): /st??f/
- Rhymes: -??f
- (North America, Northern England) IPA(key): /?stæf/
- Rhymes: -æf
Noun
staff (countable and uncountable, plural staffs or staves or staff)
- (plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.
- (music, plural staves) A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written; a stave.
- (plural staff or staffs) The employees of a business.
- (uncountable) A mixture of plaster and fibre used as a temporary exterior wall covering.W
- A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office.
- 1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward VI
- All his officers brake their staves; but at their return new staves were delivered unto them.
- 1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward VI
- A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.
- (archaic) The rung of a ladder.
- 1739, John Campbell, The Travels and Adventures of Edward Bevan, Esq.
- I ascend at one [ladder] of six hundred and thirty-nine staves.
- 1739, John Campbell, The Travels and Adventures of Edward Bevan, Esq.
- A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.
- (engineering) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.
- (surgery) The grooved director for the gorget, or knife, used in cutting for stone in the bladder.
- (military) An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution.
Synonyms
- (piece of wood): See Thesaurus:stick
- (music): stave
- (employees): personnel
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? French: staff
- ? Italian: staff
- ? Japanese: ???? (sutaffu)
- ? Korean: ??? (seutaepeu)
- ? Spanish: staff
Translations
See also
Verb
staff (third-person singular simple present staffs, present participle staffing, simple past and past participle staffed)
- (transitive) To supply (a business, volunteer organization, etc.) with employees or staff members.
Derived terms
- staffer
- staffing
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
staff
- Misspelling of staph.
Anagrams
- taffs
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?s?taf/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /es?taf/
Noun
staff m (uncountable)
- staff (employees)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /staf/
Etymology 1
19th century. Obscure, possibly from German staffieren or Old French estofer (modern French étoffer)
Noun
staff m (plural staffs)
- staff, mixture of plaster and fibre.
Derived terms
- staffer
- staffeur
Etymology 2
20th century. From English staff.
Noun
staff m (plural staffs)
- staff, employees of a business.
- Synonyms: équipe, personnel
- governing body (army, corporation, administration, etc.)
- 1959, H. Bazin, Fin asiles, p. 81:
- 1959, H. Bazin, Fin asiles, p. 81:
References
- “staff” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English staff.
Noun
staff m (invariable)
- staff (people)
Middle English
Noun
staff
- Alternative form of staf
Spanish
Etymology
From English staff.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es?taf/, [es?t?af]
Noun
staff m (uncountable)
- staff (employees)
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