"quarterstaff" meaning in All languages combined

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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "wooden staff",
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          "sense": "wooden staff",
          "word": "huakau"
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          "sense": "wooden staff",
          "word": "tūmū"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "wooden staff",
          "word": "kargı"
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