quarter-stave

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from quarterstaves.

Noun[edit]

quarter-stave (plural quarter-staves)

  1. Alternative form of quarterstaff
    • 1965, Fawn M. Brody, The Devils Drives, published 1971, page 116:
      Seizing a quarter-stave, he laid about him joyously.
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