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

A loaded quarterstaff, one of the two favourite weapons of the Tahitian brave; the javelin, or casting spear, was the other.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Then the head shivered on a steel corselet, and Sim played quarterstaff with the shaft.

From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John

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

From The Last of the Vikings by Bowling, John

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