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quarterstaff
n. long wooden pole with reinforced iron tips (used as a weapon); fighting with a quarterstaff


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Quarterstaff
This article is about the weapon. For the computer game, see . A quarterstaff is a medieval English variant of the staff weapon, consisting of a shaft of hardwood, sometimes with metal-reinforced tips. The name is frequently used incorrectly for the fighting staves of other cultures, such as the Japanese Chinese gùn, or French bâton.
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quarterstaff
Noun
1. a long stout staff used as a weapon
(hypernym) staff


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Quarterstaff
(n.)
A long and stout staff formerly used as a weapon of defense and offense; -- so called because in holding it one hand was placed in the middle, and the other between the middle and the end.
  

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quarterstaff
quarterstaff /'kwɔ:təstɑ:f/
danh từ, số nhiều quarterstaves gậy (dài từ 1, 80 đến 2, 40 m, dùng làm vũ khí)
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