quarterstaff
Quar"ter*staff`, n.; pl. Quarterstaves (. Defn: 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.
Quar"ter*staff`, n.; pl. Quarterstaves (. Defn: 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.