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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Quarter-staff
strong wooden staff 6½ ft. long, shod with iron, grasped in the middle; formerly used in England for attack and defence.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
quarter-staff
Formerly a favorite weapon with the English for hand-to-hand encounters; was a stout pole of heavy wood, about 61⁄2 feet long, shod with iron on both ends. It was grasped in the middle by one hand, and the attack was made by giving it a rapid circular motion, which brought the loaded ends on the adversary at unexpected points.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quarter-staff in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quarter-staff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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