n.staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable

Tipstaffs May Carry Tasers into Courtroom
Tipstaffsmay Tote Tasersinto Court
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A Wasted Day by Richard Harding Davis
Chapter XXIX. How the Virginia Fleet was Stopped by the Queen's Command
Obsession Pulls Down a Father to Prison
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Father Jailed for Snatching Boy
Ozone Level Emitted from Photocopiers and Its Exposure
Stamp Act, RSQ, c T-10