vine staff (English, noun)
expansion: vine staff (plural vine staffs or vine staves)
Senses:
glosses: A cane originally made of twisted grapevine trimmings and used by Roman centurions to beat the soldiers under their command; the various mushroom-headed batons later borne by them as a mark of office.
tags: historical
Forms:
form: vine staffs
tags: plural
form: vine staves
tags: plural
form: vine-staff
tags: alternative