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

On that they gave me a woodman's billhook, and a seax,iii such as the churls wear, and one thrust a good ash, iron-shod quarterstaff into my hands.

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

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)

The young men, in winter, played at football, hockey, quarterstaff, and single stick.

From The History of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

Thou art a deft hand at quarterstaff and singlestick, though, and I doubt not that thy hands can guard thy head.

From The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)