Calibrated wooden rod with sliding crosspiece used for measuring the altitude of celestial bodies or the height of distant objects.
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1 The jibs, the brigantine, the fore-staff , and the stay-sails are easily managed.
2 Behind, the perimeter of the horizon was broken to their eyes, only by the mainmast, carrying brigantine and fore-staff .
3 The question now was to get under full sail, and, to complete the sails, to hoist the top-sails, the royal, the fore-staff , and the stay-sails.
1 The bear again disappeared, taking the Jacob 's staff , and appeared no more that night.
2 7 And in his hand a Jacob 's staff , to stay
1 Boy, bring up my cross-staff , and be mindful that you do not strike it against anything as you come up.
2 A man upon the frame-work controls this wheel, guided by a sight on the frame, and a cross-staff at the end of the field.
3 No doubt the cross-staff is a very primitive contrivance, but when handled by one so skilful as Tycho it afforded results of considerable accuracy.
4 Got Gordon to make a dozen cross-staffs and started for it to take levels.
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