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

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

We haven't got time for lessons in the use of the quarterstaff.

From Border, Breed Nor Birth by Reynolds, Mack

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

"Shure, I have said all his Riverence and the Misthress bade me say," cried he, in defiance; and, seizing the Governor's cane from his hand, brandished it, quarterstaff fashion, above his head.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 by Various