quarterstaff

Example Sentences

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On NBC, an American Gladiator is a beefcake model in a unitard swinging his padded quarterstaff.

From Time Magazine Archive

A quarterstaff, of that weight, is a fine weapon.

From Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower by Peacock, Ralph

A quarterstaff bout—a frantic, bloody sport revived from God only knew how many centuries before—was in progress there, matching a heavily muscled Nordic with a sandy bristle of hair against a swarthy, hairless Eurasian.

From Assignment's End by Aycock, Roger D.

They spotted a ruckus and could see Elmer Allen in the middle of it, his quarterstaff flailing.

From Black Man's Burden by Reynolds, Mack

We haven't got time for lessons in the use of the quarterstaff.

From Border, Breed Nor Birth by Reynolds, Mack