Quarterstaff

noun

/ˈkwɔɹtəɹˌstæf/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA 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.

2.nounFighting or exercise with the quarterstaff.

"He was very adept at quarterstaff."

Synonyms

bo short staff quarter-staff quarter-stave gibstaff palstaff staff handstaff tau staff pikestaff tipstaff stave

Rhymes With

headquarter staff quarter staff

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