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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1375
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Staffing, vbl. n. [Staf(f v. a. Cf. e.m.E. staving (c1543) the setting up of defensive staves.] The action of striking or thrusting with a staff in sense 2 of Staf(f n. — 1375 Barb. xvii 785.
With staffing [E. stabing], stoking, and striking Thar maid thai sturdy defending
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