QUARTERSTAFFS

Noun

quarterstaffs

plural of quarterstaff

Source: Wiktionary


QUARTERSTAFF

Quar"ter*staff`, n.; pl. Quarterstaves (.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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