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

Come, step forward, my friend, and do not play at bo peep; knowest thou not, that they who walk like phantoms in the dark are apt to encounter the conjuration of a quarterstaff?

From The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day by Scott, Walter, Sir

The only other handweapon capable of countering it is another quarterstaff.

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)

And yet none quicker than he at ball or quintain, none braver at quarterstaff.

From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John