A club is a short staff, or stick, usually made of wood, and used as a weapon.

One man carried a dusty pennant on a short staff.

He walked toward them and took a short staff out of his belt.

The little figure also wore a red robe, and beside her a short staff leaned against the bench.

I thought of the times my heart ached to see a patient's sadness or an employee working too hard to make up for short staff.

His short staff can serve to enhance his spell power.

The jō is a short staff, usually about 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) long.

During the war years we were very short of backstage staff, so John was allowed to continue.

She also carried a short staff, half the length of the black one Justen had left in his room.

While union shifts are usually eight hours, most managers have been working 12-hour days to compensate for the short staff.