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Quarterstaff

/ˈkwɔɹtəɹˌstæf/

A wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.

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noun
  1. 1

    A wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.

  2. 2

    Fighting or exercise with the quarterstaff.

    "He was very adept at quarterstaff."

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