'Quarterstaff' definitions:

Definition of 'quarterstaff'

(from WordNet)

noun

A long stout staff used as a weapon

Definition of 'Quarterstaff'

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster] Quartet

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