Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plain as a pikestaff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: plain as a pikestaff
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of plain as day.

Example Sentences

"―Don't you know he's dead? says Joe. / ―Paddy Dignam dead! says Alf. / ―Ay, says Joe. / ―Sure I'm after seeing him not five minutes ago, says Alf, as plain as a pikestaff. / ―Who's dead? says Bob Doran. / ―You saw his ghost then, says Joe, God between us and harm."

Etymology

The word "pikestaff" in this expression is a corruption of packstaff (“the staff used to carry a bundle over the shoulder”).

Synonyms

plain as day

Questions

What does plain as a pikestaff mean?: Synonym of plain as day.
Where does plain as a pikestaff come from?: The word "pikestaff" in this expression is a corruption of packstaff (“the staff used to carry a bundle over the shoulder”).

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