quarterstaves n. 铁头木棒(英国旧时的一种武器,长六英尺至八英尺) (quarterstaff的变形)
Quarterstaff \Quar"ter*staff`\, n.; pl. {Quarterstaves}.
A long and stout staff formerly used as a weapon of defense
and offense; -- so called because in holding it one hand was
placed in the middle, and the other between the middle and
the end.