tipstaff
IPA: tˈɪpstæf
noun
- A ceremonial staff, with a metal tip, carried by a constable or bailiff etc as a sign of office
- An officer, of a court etc. who carries such a staff
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Examples of "tipstaff" in Sentences
- The Tipstaff is an officer of a court.
- There are two types of Tipstaff in Australia legal and non legal.
- Here they stopped, while the tipstaff delivered his papers; and here
- Especially if you put a metal spike on each end (see “tipstaff” in England, as carried by Medieval cops).
- As Mr. Pickwick said this, he got into the coach which had by this time arrived, followed by the tipstaff.
- In some places a sheriff's officer is called a tipstaff, the name being derived from the custom of such officers bearing a
- As we were leaving the court, a tipstaff came up to Joe Punchard, and formally arrested him as a runaway 'prentice; at the instance,
- Mr. Pickwick sat opposite the tipstaff; and the tipstaff sat with his hat between his knees, whistling a tune, and looking out of the coach window.
- That is the signal when their privileges are invaded by tipstaff or bailiff; and at the blast of the horn they all swarm out to the rescue, as bees when their hive is disturbed. —
- During which time there made forth to us a small boat, with about eight persons in it, whereof one of them had in his hand a tipstaff of a yellow cane, tipped at both ends with blue, who made aboard our ship, without any show of distrust at all.
- During which time there made forth to us a small boat, with about eight persons in it; whereof one of them had in his hand a tipstaff* of a yellow cane, tipped at both ends with blue, who came aboard our ship, without any show of distrust at all.
- The usual forms having been gone through, the body of Samuel Pickwick was soon afterwards confided to the custody of the tipstaff, to be by him taken to the warden of the Fleet Prison, and there detained until the amount of the damages and costs in the action of Bardell against Pickwick was fully paid and satisfied.