Quar'ter-stāff, n.
n. A stout staff used as a weapon of defense;—so called from the manner of using it, one hand being placed in the middle, and the other half-way between the middle and end. Brande.
n. A stout staff used as a weapon of defense;—so called from the manner of using it, one hand being placed in the middle, and the other half-way between the middle and end. Brande.