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

And next, I saw my quarterstaff still resting against the tree where I had left it.

From A Thane of Wessex by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)

"One might have a worse weapon than this;" and he swung it round his head, in quarterstaff fashion; "still, I prefer a mace."

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

In his right hand he carried a quarterstaff, which he used as a walking-stick.

From The Last of the Vikings by Bowling, John

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

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