Quarterstaff

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quarterstaff \Quar"ter*staff`\, n.; pl. {Quarterstaves}.
     A long and stout staff formerly used as a weapon of defense
     and offense; -- so called because in holding it one hand was
     placed in the middle, and the other between the middle and
     the end.
     [1913 Webster] Quartet



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quarterstaff
       n : a long stout staff used as a weapon
       [also: {quarterstaves} (pl)]