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QUARTERSTAFF (quarterstaves)

Dictionary entry overview: What does quarterstaff mean?

• QUARTERSTAFF (noun)
The noun QUARTERSTAFF has 1 sense:

1. a long stout staff used as a weapon

Familiarity information: QUARTERSTAFF used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• QUARTERSTAFF (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A long stout staff used as a weapon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("quarterstaff" is a kind of...):

staff (a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose)

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