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truncheon |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Truncheon \Trun"cheon\, v. t. To beat with a truncheon. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Truncheon \Trun"cheon\, n. [OE. tronchoun the shaft of a broken spear, broken piece, OF tronchon tron?on, F. tron?on, fr OF & F. tronce, tronche, a piece of wood; cf OF trons, tros, trois; all perhaps from L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, staff. See {Thyrsus}, and cf {Trounce}.] 1. A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear. With his truncheon he so rudely struck. --Spenser. 2. A baton, or military staff of command. The marshal's truncheon nor the judges robe. --Shak. 3. A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off to produce rapid growth. --Gardner. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: truncheon n : a policeman's club [syn: {nightstick}, {billy}, {billystick}, {stick}]
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