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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural tipstaves) Etymology: obsolete tipstaff staff tipped with metal Date: 1535 a court officer whose duties include assisting the judge and acting as crier

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a sheriff's officer. 2 a metal-tipped staff carried as a symbol of office. Etymology: contr. of tipped staff, i.e. tipped with metal

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tipstaff Tip"staff`, n.; pl. Tipstaff. 1. A staff tipped with metal. --Bacon. 2. An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal; a constable. --Macaulay.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tipstaff Tip"staff`, n.; pl. Tipstaff. 1. A staff tipped with metal. --Bacon. 2. An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal; a constable. --Macaulay.