QUARTERSTAVES
QUARTERSTAFF
quarterstaff
(noun) a long stout staff used as a weapon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
quarterstaves
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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