quar·ter·staff | \ ˈkwȯ(r)-tər-ˌstaf 
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\ plural quarterstaves\ ˈkwȯ(r)-tər-ˌstavz , -ˌstāvz \
, -ˌstāvz \Definition of quarterstaff
: 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
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The first known use of quarterstaff was circa 1550
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