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

Roger, in addition to these, had a heavy oaken quarterstaff.

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

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

From The Last of the Vikings by Bowling, John

So I examined billhook and quarterstaff, and at last said I knew them.

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