Possible Clues:

• Nutmeg skin
• Spice made from nutmeg
• Tear-gas spray
• Staff - ground nutmeg
• Spray used to attack staff
• One may come to blows with one under the thousand of them
• Without any practice I am up to time with you
• Ceremonial staff or kind of spice
• Staff of office for a flavouring
• Spice; heavy club