QUARTERSTAFF


Meaning of QUARTERSTAFF in English

quar ‧ ter ‧ staff /ˈkwɔːtəstɑːf $ ˈkwɔːrtərstæf/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

a long wooden pole that was used as a weapon in the past

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.