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Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

staffs

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Long, straight, poles of metal or wood, usually circular in section, that constitute the main bodies of staff weapons, serving as handles and to carry the heads. For the smaller objects of similar form constituting the main bodies of arrows, use "shafts (tool components)."

Variations

hafts (staff weapon components)

poles (staff weapon components)

staffs (staff weapon components)

shafts (staff weapon components)

staff

hafts

poles

shafts

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