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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verge staff

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
verge staff
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.

noun

A flag pole that protrudes from a low deck off the back of a ship.

Etymology

Originally just verge (from Latin virga (“staff, rod”)); it acquired the extra staff for clarity.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

verge staffs (plural)

Questions

What does verge staff mean?
The metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.
Where does verge staff come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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