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单词 quarterstaff
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Definition of quarterstaff in English:

quarterstaff

noun ˈkwɔːtəstɑːfˈkwɔrdərˌstæf
historical
  • A stout pole 6–8 feet long, formerly used as a weapon.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In battle, it could be wielded as a quarterstaff against swordsmen, or as a pike against cavalry.
    • Usually they practiced with wooden swords, but they also practiced with quarterstaffs.
    • However, he could find many ways to make a sword or a quarterstaff a deadly weapon.
    • There was some sort of test to undertake to cross the river, sort of like when Robin Hood & Little John fight with quarterstaffs in Prince of Thieves
    • Apparently they want me to learn how to use a quarterstaff and a dagger.
 
 

Definition of quarterstaff in US English:

quarterstaff

nounˈkwôrdərˌstafˈkwɔrdərˌstæf
historical
  • A stout pole 6–8 feet (2–2.5 m) long, tipped with iron, formerly used as a weapon.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Apparently they want me to learn how to use a quarterstaff and a dagger.
    • Usually they practiced with wooden swords, but they also practiced with quarterstaffs.
    • In battle, it could be wielded as a quarterstaff against swordsmen, or as a pike against cavalry.
    • However, he could find many ways to make a sword or a quarterstaff a deadly weapon.
    • There was some sort of test to undertake to cross the river, sort of like when Robin Hood & Little John fight with quarterstaffs in Prince of Thieves
 
 
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