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