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Definition of Quarterstaff

Quarterstaff
Quarterstaff Quar"ter*staff`, n.; pl. 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.

Meaning of Quarterstaff from wikipedia

- A quarterstaff (plural quarterstaffs or quarterstaves), also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European polearm, which was especially prominent...
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- training for rifle and bayonet combat. The pugil stick is similar to a quarterstaff or ****anese bo, and may be marked to indicate which end represents the...
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- in legend as a huge warrior – a 7-foot-tall (2.1-metre) master of the quarterstaff. In folklore, he fought Robin Hood on a tree bridge across a river on...
- European systems of stick-fighting included a wide variety of methods of quarterstaff combat, which were detailed in numerous m****cripts written by masters-at-arms...
- The cane was more common in cities, whereas a staff akin to a European quarterstaff was more po****r in rural areas. The tactics used were largely interchangeable...
- described as being used in a manner similar to other polearms like the quarterstaff, half pike, bill, halberd, voulge, and partisan. Silver considered this...