Quarter-staff

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of quarterstaff. alt-of, alternative

    "[F]ew country people there are who do not love to see two sturdy fellows thwack and belabour each other with quarter-staff, single-stick, or fists."

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"[F]ew country people there are who do not love to see two sturdy fellows thwack and belabour each other with quarter-staff, single-stick, or fists."

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