quarterstaves

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A form of quarterstaff — A wooden staff with an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of quarterstaff
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APA

quarterstaves. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarterstaves

MLA

“quarterstaves.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarterstaves. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarterstaves,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarterstaves.

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