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English
Etymology
From Old French cuvele, from Latin cupela, diminutive of cupa (“cask”), + staff. cowl + staff.
Pronunciation
Noun
cowlstaff (plural cowlstaffs or cowlstaves)
- A staff used to carry a cowl or other burden, especially held by two people on their shoulders.
1601, C Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. , (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: Adam Islip, →OCLC: performed by bastons, clubs and coulstaves
1989, Elias Lönnrot, translated by Keith Bosley, The Kalevala, section XVII:Prepare an iron cowlstaff / obtain one of steel: / put steel at its core / and on top draw soft iron!
Translations
staff
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 杠棒 (zh) (gàngbàng)
- Finnish: korento (fi)
- Ingrian: korenta
- Spanish: please add this translation if you can
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