What is a constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape. [Obs.] Chapman called?
pestle — A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape. [Obs.] Chapman. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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