jackstaff
English
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) a short spar, at the bows of a ship, that serves as a flagpole to fly a flag (a jack)
Etymology
Affix from English jack (referring to the increase in alcohol concentration due to distillation, man) + English staff.
Origin
English
staff
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airstaff English
- applejack English
- bedstaff English
- blackjack English
- bookstaff English
- bootjack English
- broomstaff English
- cleystaff English
- constaff English
- cowlstaff English
- crackerjack English
- destaff English
- doorstaff English
- flagstaff English
- forestaff English
- groundstaff English
- ice-jack English
- jack English
- jack salmon English
- jackable English
- jackass English
- jackdaw English
- jackfish English
- jackless English
- jacklight English
- jackman English
- jackscrew English
- jackshaft English
- jacksmith English
- jacksnipe English
- jackspeak English
- jackstone English
- jacktop English
- jackwood English
- lumberjack English
- minijack English
- nonstaff English
- overstaff English
- pikestaff English
- ploughstaff English
- plowstaff English
- pumpjack English
- quarterstaff English
- restaff English
- screwjack English
- smokejack English
- staff English
- staffable English
- staffer English
- staffless English
- staffman English
- staffroom English
- tipstaff English
- understaff English
- waitstaff English
- whipstaff English
- whiskeyjack English
- staff Italian
- jack Dutch, Flemish
- jekk Norwegian Bokmål
- jack Portuguese
- ジャッキ Japanese
- ジャック Japanese
- スタッフ Japanese
- jekk Norwegian Nynorsk
- staf Middle English
- tjakkur Icelandic
- jac Welsh
- jeki Swahili
- 스태프 Korean
- 잭 Korean
- jacke xno
- jack
- staff
- jackass
- destaff
- staffer
- restaff
- jackman
- jacktop
- jackdaw
- tipstaff
- bootjack
- nonstaff
- jackable
- staffman
- bedstaff
- jackwood
- ice-jack
- jackfish
- jackless
- airstaff
- minijack
- pumpjack
- constaff
- jacksnipe
- plowstaff
- smokejack
- pikestaff
- jackspeak
- staffable
- screwjack
- jacksmith
- jackshaft
- flagstaff
- applejack
- cowlstaff
- staffroom
- cleystaff
- staffless
- jacklight
- waitstaff
- jackstone
- whipstaff
- doorstaff
- bookstaff
- forestaff
- jackscrew
- blackjack
- overstaff
- broomstaff
- understaff
- lumberjack
- whiskeyjack
- crackerjack
- groundstaff
- jack salmon
- ploughstaff
- quarterstaff