gibstaff

== English == === Etymology === From the dialectal term gib (“hooked stick”) + staff. === Noun === gibstaff (plural gibstaffs) (obsolete) A staff to gauge water, or to push a boat. (obsolete, historical) A staff used in stick fighting; a quarterstaff. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) === References === “gibstaff”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.