quarterstaffn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɔːtəstɑːf/,

/ˈkwɔːtəstaf/, U.S.

/ˈkwɔrdərˌstæf/

Inflections: Plural quarterstaffs, quarterstaves Brit.

/ˈkwɔːtəsteɪvz/, U.S.

/ˈkwɔrdərˌsteɪvz/.

Forms: see quarter n. and staff n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarter n., staff n.¹

Etymology: < quarter n. + staff n.¹, probably so called because the staff was from a tree of a certain size cleft in four; compare quot. 1590 at sense 1 and earlier quarter cleft n. 1.

Now chiefly historical.

1. A stout pole, from six to eight feet (approx. 2 to 2.5 metres) long and tipped with iron, used as a weapon esp. formerly in rural England.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > club or stick > [noun] > armed club

masuelc1312

macec1325

maulc1325

mell1333

brogged staff1429

balk-staffc1460

malleta1500

quarterstaff?1560

sport staff1634

morgenstern1637

roundhead1643

morning star1684

patu patu1769

patuc1771

shell-stick1790

holy water sprinkler1816

mace-head1824

shark's teeth sword1845

taiaha1845

?1560 Playe Robyn Hode in Mery Geste Robyn Hoode sig. H.ii^v With a stout frere I met And a quarter-staffe in his hande.

1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall Ded. sig. A2 Plodding through Aldersgate, all armed as I was, with a quarter Ashe staffe on my shoulder.

c1626 Dick of Devonshire (1955) 1727 My owne Country weapon... A Quarter staffe.

1697 J. Vanbrugh Provok'd Wife iv. 51 He came at us..and laid us on with a great Quarter-Staff.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 132 A Cane, about eight foot long, and an Inch and half Diameter, much like a Quarter Staff.

1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote I. ii. x. 85 Instead of bruising the head of that old serpent, the Devil; you are breaking one another's heads with cudgels and quarter-staffs.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth II. xiii. 324 Their rude drivers..began to debate precedence with their waggon-whips and quarter-staves.

1887 W. Besant World Went xv. 128 [He] took the quarterstaff,..poised it in his hands, and turned a smiling face to his adversary.

1920 Times 19 Jan. 10/2 It is the method of the rapier instead of the quarterstaff.

1970 F. Wilkinson Edged Weapons iii. 38 The quarter staff..was little more than a straight, thick pole cut from a tree.

2004 Time Out 25 Aug. 53/4 The Knights of the Royal England [will] stage daring displays of jousting, riding the quintain and spearing rings, and medieval foot soldiers compete using ball and chains, quarterstaves and swords.

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

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > fencing or exercise with sticks or cudgels > [noun]

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cudgels1630

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cudgel-playing1717

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single-stick1771

short-staff1775

cudgelling1787

stick fighting1845

stick play1849

back-swording1857

kendo1921

1631 J. Taylor Complaint of Christmas 6 The Priest hath more postures than six Fencers, as if he were at quarter-staffe with his Breaden god.

1661 Thracian Wonder iv. i Ile have a bout with him at Quarter-staff.

1682 H. More Annot. Disc. Truth 191 in Two Choice & Useful Treat. In vertue of which thwacking expressions he has fancied himself able to play at Scholastick or Philosophick Quarter-Staff.

1712 J. Arbuthnot Law is Bottomless-pit ii. 7 He had acquir'd immense Riches, which he used to squander away at Back-Sword, Quarter-Staff, and Cudgell-Play.

1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals iv. i If you wanted a bout at boxing, quarter staff, or short~staff.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. xi. 229 This was not a state of mind favourable to the noble game of quarter-staff.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 252 He..wrestled, played at quarterstaff, and won footraces.

1966 Times 12 Feb. 7/2 Two young men executed a mime of quarterstaff that once ushered in carnival and frequently injured the principals.

1990 Fighting Arts Internat. No. 66. 14/2 Some ancient fighting arts—such as English Quarterstaff—died out.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† quarterstaffv.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: quarterstaff n.

Etymology: < quarterstaff n.

Obsolete.

transitive. To beat with a quarterstaff.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of striking with specific blunt weapon > strike with specific blunt weapon [verb (transitive)]

mellc1440

wapper1481

bebat1565

rib-roast1570

batonc1580

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cudgel1598

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shrub1599

truncheon1600

cut1607

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macea1634

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bludgeon1868

sandbag1887

cosh1922

sap1926

pistol-whip1930

knuckle-dust1962

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 31. ⁋5 400 Senators..thought it an Honour to be cudgelled and quarterstaffed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	quarterstaff
释义	quarterstaffn. Brit. /ˈkwɔːtəstɑːf/, /ˈkwɔːtəstaf/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrdərˌstæf/ Inflections: Plural quarterstaffs, quarterstaves Brit. /ˈkwɔːtəsteɪvz/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrdərˌsteɪvz/. Forms: see quarter n. and staff n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarter n., staff n.¹ Etymology: < quarter n. + staff n.¹, probably so called because the staff was from a tree of a certain size cleft in four; compare quot. 1590 at sense 1 and earlier quarter cleft n. 1. Now chiefly historical. 1. A stout pole, from six to eight feet (approx. 2 to 2.5 metres) long and tipped with iron, used as a weapon esp. formerly in rural England. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > club or stick > [noun] > armed club masuelc1312 macec1325 maulc1325 mell1333 brogged staff1429 balk-staffc1460 malleta1500 quarterstaff?1560 sport staff1634 morgenstern1637 roundhead1643 morning star1684 patu patu1769 patuc1771 shell-stick1790 holy water sprinkler1816 mace-head1824 shark's teeth sword1845 taiaha1845 ?1560 Playe Robyn Hode in Mery Geste Robyn Hoode sig. H.ii^v With a stout frere I met And a quarter-staffe in his hande. 1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall Ded. sig. A2 Plodding through Aldersgate, all armed as I was, with a quarter Ashe staffe on my shoulder. c1626 Dick of Devonshire (1955) 1727 My owne Country weapon... A Quarter staffe. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Provok'd Wife iv. 51 He came at us..and laid us on with a great Quarter-Staff. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 132 A Cane, about eight foot long, and an Inch and half Diameter, much like a Quarter Staff. 1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote I. ii. x. 85 Instead of bruising the head of that old serpent, the Devil; you are breaking one another's heads with cudgels and quarter-staffs. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth II. xiii. 324 Their rude drivers..began to debate precedence with their waggon-whips and quarter-staves. 1887 W. Besant World Went xv. 128 [He] took the quarterstaff,..poised it in his hands, and turned a smiling face to his adversary. 1920 Times 19 Jan. 10/2 It is the method of the rapier instead of the quarterstaff. 1970 F. Wilkinson Edged Weapons iii. 38 The quarter staff..was little more than a straight, thick pole cut from a tree. 2004 Time Out 25 Aug. 53/4 The Knights of the Royal England [will] stage daring displays of jousting, riding the quintain and spearing rings, and medieval foot soldiers compete using ball and chains, quarterstaves and swords. 2. Fighting or exercise with a quarterstaff or quarterstaffs. Frequently in at quarterstaff. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > fencing or exercise with sticks or cudgels > [noun] waster1519 wastership1575 single billeta1625 cudgels1630 quarterstaff1631 cudgel-playa1635 back-sword1699 cudgel-playing1717 hurlbatting1744 single-stick1771 short-staff1775 cudgelling1787 stick fighting1845 stick play1849 back-swording1857 kendo1921 1631 J. Taylor Complaint of Christmas 6 The Priest hath more postures than six Fencers, as if he were at quarter-staffe with his Breaden god. 1661 Thracian Wonder iv. i Ile have a bout with him at Quarter-staff. 1682 H. More Annot. Disc. Truth 191 in Two Choice & Useful Treat. In vertue of which thwacking expressions he has fancied himself able to play at Scholastick or Philosophick Quarter-Staff. 1712 J. Arbuthnot Law is Bottomless-pit ii. 7 He had acquir'd immense Riches, which he used to squander away at Back-Sword, Quarter-Staff, and Cudgell-Play. 1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals iv. i If you wanted a bout at boxing, quarter staff, or short~staff. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. xi. 229 This was not a state of mind favourable to the noble game of quarter-staff. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 252 He..wrestled, played at quarterstaff, and won footraces. 1966 Times 12 Feb. 7/2 Two young men executed a mime of quarterstaff that once ushered in carnival and frequently injured the principals. 1990 Fighting Arts Internat. No. 66. 14/2 Some ancient fighting arts—such as English Quarterstaff—died out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † quarterstaffv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: quarterstaff n. Etymology: < quarterstaff n. Obsolete. transitive. To beat with a quarterstaff. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of striking with specific blunt weapon > strike with specific blunt weapon [verb (transitive)] mellc1440 wapper1481 bebat1565 rib-roast1570 batonc1580 flail1582 club1593 bastonate1596 cudgel1598 rib-baste1598 shrub1599 truncheon1600 cut1607 scutch1611 macea1634 batoon1683 towel1705 quarterstaff1709 pole1728 handspike1836 blackjack1847 bludgeon1868 sandbag1887 cosh1922 sap1926 pistol-whip1930 knuckle-dust1962 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 31. ⁋5 400 Senators..thought it an Honour to be cudgelled and quarterstaffed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.?1560v.1709
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