- cowl-staff
- cowlˈ-staff noun (Shakespeare)A pole on which a basket or vessel is slung• • •Main Entry: ↑cowl
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cowl|staff — «KOWL STAF, STAHF», noun. Archaic or Dialect. a staff or pole on which a cowl or other vessel or weight is carried between two persons … Useful english dictionary
coal-staff — obs. variant of cole , cowl staff … Useful english dictionary
cole-staff — var. of cowl staff … Useful english dictionary
colt-staff — obs. variant of cowl staff … Useful english dictionary
coole-staff — var. of cowl staff … Useful english dictionary
coule-staff — see cowl staff … Useful english dictionary
coul-staff — see cowl Staff … Useful english dictionary
Ruthe B. Cowl — Infobox Person name = Ruthe B. Mandell Cowl image size = caption = Ruthe B. Cowl birth date = birth date|1912|2|26 birth place = Brooklyn, New York State, USA death date = death date and age|2008|3|17|1912|2|26| death place = Laredo, Webb County … Wikipedia
Cowlstaff — Cowl staff (koul st?f ), n. [Cowl a vessel + staff.] A staff or pole on which a vessel is supported between two persons. Suckling. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cowlstaff — as at cowl III+ˌ noun Etymology: Middle English cuvelstaf, from cuvel vessel + staf staff more at cowl, staff now dialect England : a staff from which a vessel is suspended by its handles and carried between two persons … Useful english dictionary
