quarterstaff

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and quarterstaff

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while quarterstaff is a wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 25 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural england during the early modern period.

As nouns the difference between quarterstaff and naboot

is that quarterstaff is a wooden staff of 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 while naboot is a quarterstaff constructed of palm wood or rattan. It originated in Egypt and is used in the martial art of tahtib.