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truncheon

[ truhn-chuhn ]

noun

  1. the club carried by a police officer; billy.
  2. a staff representing an office or authority; baton.
  3. the shattered shaft of a spear.
  4. Obsolete. cudgel; bludgeon.


verb (used with object)

  1. Archaic. to beat with a club.

truncheon

/ ˈٰʌԳʃə /

noun

  1. a short thick club or cudgel carried by a policeman
  2. a baton of office

    a marshal's truncheon

  3. archaic.
    a short club or cudgel
  4. the shaft of a spear
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to beat with a truncheon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of truncheon1

1300–50; Middle English tronchon fragment < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *ٰܲԳō-, stem of *ٰܲԳō literally, a lopping. See trunk, -ion
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of truncheon1

C16: from Old French tronchon stump, from Latin truncus trunk; see truncate
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And if the police knock on the company's door with its truncheon, they are likely to face a similarly robust response.

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The court heard Morgan armed himself with a small truncheon and joined a "mob" who attacked police and damaged buildings on August 3.

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The 16-minute film released on Friday included re-enactments involving guards in balaclavas and truncheons and looked like a crude attempt to pressure the German authorities into action.

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Last month, an opposition press conference under the banner of "Don't Touch My Constitution" was broken up by police officers armed with truncheons.

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Mr Luhaka said one officer proceeded to pull his trousers down and assault him with a truncheon.

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