Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as cowlstaff.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A staff by means of which a burden is borne by two persons on their shoulders.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A staff allowing two people to carry a burden on their shoulders.

Etymologies

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French col neck + English staff. Compare coll.

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