3syllables
quarterstaff
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Definitions ofquarterstaff
1noun
- A wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.
- Fighting or exercise with the quarterstaff.
Example: "He was very adept at quarterstaff."
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