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 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.
The young men, in winter, played at football, hockey, quarterstaff, and single stick.
From The History of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
But as he rushed upon his prey, rescue interposed in the person of Joceline Joliffe, with his quarterstaff on his shoulder.
From Woodstock; or, the Cavalier by Scott, Walter, Sir
Warbel says they will bait a bull, and perhaps a bear; and that there will be fighting with the quarterstaff and shooting with cross and long bow, and many other like spectacles.
From The Secret Chamber at Chad by Everett-Green, Evelyn
