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

Then Kasim, who was on duty, came up whirling a quarterstaff.

From The Home and the World by Tagore, Rabindranath

A quarterstaff, of that weight, is a fine weapon.

From Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower by Peacock, Ralph

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

"One might have a worse weapon than this;" and he swung it round his head, in quarterstaff fashion; "still, I prefer a mace."

From Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower by Peacock, Ralph