vine staff

短语

词形变化

vine staffs 复数 vine staves 复数

别名

vine-staff

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cane originally made of twisted grapevine trimmings and used by Roman centurions to beat the soldiers under their command; the various mushroom-headed batons later borne by them as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.

    历史

词源

Calque of Latin vītis (“vine; vine staff”).

来源：wiktionary