handstaff
/ˈhan(d)stɑːf/ /ˈhan(d)staf/noun
1A stick, pole, or club used as a weapon.
2A long wooden handle; specifically that part of a threshing flail by which it is held. Now historical.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Medulla Grammatice. From hand + staff.
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