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quarterstaff

[ kwawr-ter-staf, -stahf ]

noun

plural quarterstaves quarterstaffs.
  1. a former English weapon consisting of a stout pole 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters) long, tipped with iron.
  2. exercise or fighting with this weapon.


quarterstaff

/ ˈ°ì·Éɔ˳Ùəˌ²õ³ÙÉ‘Ë´Ú /

noun

  1. a stout iron-tipped wooden staff about 6ft long, formerly used in England as a weapon
  2. the use of such a staff in fighting, sport, or exercise
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quarterstaff1

First recorded in 1540–50; quarter + staff 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quarterstaff1

C16: of uncertain origin
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Across 18 short chapters, there's cracking dialogue and a lot of action – sword and shield, wrestling, boxing, quarterstaff.

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Chairs at precisely half-past ten o'clock and I must request you, my lords, ladies and gentlemen, to warn your chairmen that quarterstaff play with the poles will be visited with your acutest displeasure.

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The outlaws—for such they seemed—were roughly clad in gray homespun and Lincoln green, and armed with bows and quarterstaves.

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In his right hand he carried a quarterstaff, which he used as a walking-stick.

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And yet none quicker than he at ball or quintain, none braver at quarterstaff.

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