noun
A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.An edge or border.The phallus.An old measure of land: a virgate or yardland.A circumference; a circle; a ring.The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.The edge of the tiling projecting over the gable of a roof.The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement.