quarterstaff
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On NBC, an American Gladiator is a beefcake model in a unitard swinging his padded quarterstaff.
From Time Magazine Archive
The knowledge of singlestick and quarterstaff still lingered, in the country parts of England.
From Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main by Browne, Gordon
In his right hand he carried a quarterstaff, which he used as a walking-stick.
From The Last of the Vikings by Bowling, John
Besides, the bow, now it is unstrung, makes an excellent quarterstaff, a weapon with which I have practiced a great deal.
From By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
So I examined billhook and quarterstaff, and at last said I knew them.
From A Thane of Wessex by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
