quarterstaff
/ˈkwɔɹtəɹˌstæf/IPA: /K W AO1 R T ER0 S T AE0 F/
noun
- 1
A wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.
- 2
Fighting or exercise with the quarterstaff.
“He was very adept at quarterstaff.”
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