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

They spotted a ruckus and could see Elmer Allen in the middle of it, his quarterstaff flailing.

From Black Man's Burden by Reynolds, Mack

Besides, the bow, now it is unstrung, makes an excellent quarterstaff, a weapon with which I have practiced a great deal.

From By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

The knowledge of singlestick and quarterstaff still lingered, in the country parts of England.

From Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main by Browne, Gordon

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

From The History of London by Besant, Walter, Sir