Fencing with a ‘waster’; single-stick, cudgel-play. Also plural esp. in to play at wasters.

? Fencing exercise.

single-stick.

in plural. Short for: A contest with cudgels; = cudgel-play, n.

Fighting or exercise with a quarterstaff or quarterstaffs. Frequently in at quarterstaff.

The playing or wielding of cudgels; the art of combat with cudgels; a contest with cudgels.

Fencing exercise with such a weapon.

(†whirlbatting), contending with hurlbats.

Fighting, fencing, or exercise with a stick provided with a guard or basket and requiring only one hand.

a short cudgel, also a contest between two persons armed with such cudgels.

The action of cudgel, v.. Cudgel-playing.

combat using a stick or cudgel; (also) any of various martial arts and fighting styles characterized by the use of one or more sticks.

(a) combat using a stick or cudgel; = stick fighting n.; (b) play involving a stick or sticks.

= sense 2b.

The Japanese sport of fencing with bamboo swords.