Estafette

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Estafet \Es`ta*fet"\, Estafette \Es`ta*fette"\, n. [F.
     estafette, cf. Sp. estafeta; fr. It. stafetta, fr. staffa
     stirrup, fr. OHG. stapho footstep, footprint, G. stapfe; akin
     to E. step.]
     A courier who conveys messages to another courier; a military
     courier sent from one part of an army to another.


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