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QUARTER-STAFF — strong wooden staff 6½ ft. long, shod with iron, grasped in the middle; formerly used in England for attack and defence … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Quarter-staff — Wooden pole some six feet long used as a weapon by English peasants, usually tipped with iron … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
staff — n. 1. Stick, pole, rod. 2. Partisan, truncheon, quarter staff, club, cudgel, bludgeon, shillelah, bat. 3. Cane, stick. 4. Support, prop, stay. 5. Mace, truncheon, bâton. 6. Staff officers, general officers, état major. 7. Stanza, stave … New dictionary of synonyms
Quarter Sessions — The Courts of Quarter Sessions or Quarter Sessions were local courts traditionally held at four set times each year in the United Kingdom and other countries in the former British Empire. They generally sat in the seat of each county and county… … Wikipedia
quarter — quar|ter1 W2S1 [ˈkwo:tə US ˈkwo:rtər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount)¦ 2¦(part of an hour)¦ 3¦(money)¦ 4¦(three months)¦ 5¦(sport)¦ 6¦(part of a city)¦ 7¦(home)¦ 8¦(college)¦ 9¦(moon)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
quarter — 1 noun 1 AMOUNT (C) one of four equal or almost equal parts into which something can be divided: Cut it into quarters. (+ of): a quarter of a mile | in the last quarter of the 19th century | They re firing almost a quarter of the workforce. | It… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bauk-staff — a quarter staff. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
gib-staff — 1) a hook stick, pronounced [GHIB]. York. 2) a quarter staff. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
grain-staff — a quarter staff, with a short pair of tines at the end, called grains. S … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
New England Quarter — Diagram showing the layout of streets and significant buildings in the New England Quarter area before and after its redevelopment … Wikipedia
Congressional staff — are employees of the United States Congress or of its individual members. Contents 1 Types of staff members 2 Personal staff 3 Committee staff 4 Notes … Wikipedia
