vine staff
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Latin vītis (“vine; vine staff”).
Noun
[edit]vine staff (plural vine staffs or vine staves)
- (historical) A cane originally made of twisted grapevine trimmings and used by Roman centurions to beat the soldiers under their command; the various mushroom-headed batons later borne by them as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