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truncheon
[ truhn-chuhn ]
noun
- the club carried by a police officer; billy.
- a staff representing an office or authority; baton.
- the shattered shaft of a spear.
- Obsolete. cudgel; bludgeon.
verb (used with object)
- Archaic. to beat with a club.
truncheon
/ ˈٰʌԳʃə /
noun
- a short thick club or cudgel carried by a policeman
- a baton of office
a marshal's truncheon
- archaic.a short club or cudgel
- the shaft of a spear
verb
- tr to beat with a truncheon
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of truncheon1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of truncheon1
Example Sentences
And if the police knock on the company's door with its truncheon, they are likely to face a similarly robust response.
The court heard Morgan armed himself with a small truncheon and joined a "mob" who attacked police and damaged buildings on August 3.
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.
Last month, an opposition press conference under the banner of "Don't Touch My Constitution" was broken up by police officers armed with truncheons.
Mr Luhaka said one officer proceeded to pull his trousers down and assault him with a truncheon.
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