Look up: quarterstaff

1. quarterstaff
   [n] - a long stout staff used as a weapon
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2. Quarterstaff
   Quar'ter·staff` noun ; plural Quarterstaves A long and stout staff formerly used as a weapon of defense and offense; -- so called because in holding it one hand was placed in the middle, and the other between the middle and the end.
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3. quarterstaff
   noun a long stout staff used as a weapon
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4. Quarterstaff
   • (n.) A long and stout staff formerly used as a weapon of defense and offense; -- so called because in holding it one hand was placed in the middle, and the other between the middle and the end.
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5. quarterstaff
   a staff of wood from 6 to 9 feet (about 2 to 3 m) long, used for attack and defense. It is probably the cudgel or sapling with which many legendary ...
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6. Quarterstaff
   A `quarterstaff` (plural `quarterstaves`), also `short staff` or simply `staff` is a traditional European pole weapon and a technique of stick fighting, especially as in use in England during the Early Modern period. The term is generally accepted to refer to a shaft of hardwood from long, sometimes...
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