quarterstaff
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
On NBC, an American Gladiator is a beefcake model in a unitard swinging his padded quarterstaff.
From Time Magazine Archive
I can wield a quarterstaff as well as a prize-fighter, and have beaten Figg himself at the broadsword.
From Jack Sheppard A Romance by Ainsworth, William Harrison
The renowned Hercules always carried a quarterstaff, and was from thence called Claviger.
From The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 by Aitken, George A.
Chairs at precisely half-past ten o'clock and I must request you, my lords, ladies and gentlemen, to warn your chairmen that quarterstaff play with the poles will be visited with your acutest displeasure.
From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton
The young men, in winter, played at football, hockey, quarterstaff, and single stick.
From The History of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
