Main Entry: quar·ter·staff

Pronunciation: \ˈkwȯ(r)-tər-ˌstaf\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural quar·ter·staves \-ˌstavz, -ˌstāvz\

Date: circa 1550

: a long stout staff formerly used as a weapon and wielded with one hand in the middle and the other between the middle and the end