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Quarterstaff in a sentence

Quarterstaff meaning

  1. A wooden staff with an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.
  2. Fighting or exercise with a wooden staff of this sort.

Synonyms of Quarterstaff

staff

Related words

Other words often associated with Quarterstaff or its synonyms:

body ply force serve faculty supply stave stick cater personnel provide symbol

Using Quarterstaff

  • The main meaning on this page is: A wooden staff with an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period. | Fighting or exercise with a wooden staff of this sort.
  • Useful related words include: staff.
  • In the example corpus, quarterstaff often appears in combinations such as: the quarterstaff, quarterstaff is.

Context around Quarterstaff

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Quarterstaff

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

form a quarterstaff 1× hold a quarterstaff 1× only a quarterstaff 1× tales the quarterstaff is the 1× that the quarterstaff was in 1× yeoman the quarterstaff is often 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for example in 1× in ballads and 1× this implies that 1×

Common sentence endings:

form a quarterstaff 1× hold a quarterstaff 1× is often mentioned 1× only a quarterstaff 1× sheriff of nottingham 1× that time frame 1×

Words around Quarterstaff

Just before it in the word index:

quarters 2.203 quartero 2 quartermasters 4 quartermaster 22 quarterman 3 quartermaines 2

Just after it in the word index:

quartet 416 quartets 50 quartette 1 quartey 14 quartier 10 quartiers 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Quarterstaff

  • In this selection, "quarterstaff" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include form a quarterstaff and hold a quarterstaff. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "quarterstaff" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with quarterstaff

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

They can also be merged to form a quarterstaff. (9 words)

In ballads and tales of the famed yeoman, the quarterstaff is often mentioned. (13 words)

There is some variation as to the proper way to hold a quarterstaff. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

For example, in "Robin Hood and the Tinker" and several other tales, the quarterstaff is the weapon in hand as the two engage in a duel, as the Tinker was apparently sent to bring Robin Hood to justice at the hands of the Sheriff of Nottingham. (46 words)

However, if the player uses the "all weapons" cheat from Doom, a message appears warning the player against cheating and takes away all of his weapons, leaving him with only a quarterstaff. (32 words)

This implies that the quarterstaff was in use before and during the 16th and 17th centuries, as the tale of Robin Hood is mostly written of during that time frame. (30 words)

Example sentences (6)

For example, in "Robin Hood and the Tinker" and several other tales, the quarterstaff is the weapon in hand as the two engage in a duel, as the Tinker was apparently sent to bring Robin Hood to justice at the hands of the Sheriff of Nottingham.

However, if the player uses the "all weapons" cheat from Doom, a message appears warning the player against cheating and takes away all of his weapons, leaving him with only a quarterstaff.

In ballads and tales of the famed yeoman, the quarterstaff is often mentioned.

There is some variation as to the proper way to hold a quarterstaff.

They can also be merged to form a quarterstaff.

This implies that the quarterstaff was in use before and during the 16th and 17th centuries, as the tale of Robin Hood is mostly written of during that time frame.

Common combinations with quarterstaff

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "quarterstaff" in a sentence?
An example: "For example, in "Robin Hood and the Tinker" and several other tales, the quarterstaff is the weapon in hand as the two engage in a duel, as the Tinker was apparently sent to bring Robin Hood to justice at the hands of the Sheriff of Nottingham." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "quarterstaff" from authentic English texts.
What does "quarterstaff" mean?
Quarterstaff means: A wooden staff with an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.
What are synonyms of "quarterstaff"?
Common synonyms of "quarterstaff" include: staff.
How many example sentences with "quarterstaff" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "quarterstaff", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.