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
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
I have fought many a battle in play and in earnest," answered Tom, "with my fists, with the sword, and with the quarterstaff.
From Tom Tufton's Travels by Everett-Green, Evelyn
The quarterstaff prize was awarded to Long Hackett, one of John Forster's retainers.
From Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower by Peacock, Ralph
The only other handweapon capable of countering it is another quarterstaff.
From Black Man's Burden by Reynolds, Mack
