Thesaurus: truncheon

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1. n. A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear.
2. n. A baton, or military staff of command.
3. n. A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth.
4. v. t. To beat with a truncheon.
5. n. a short stout club used primarily by policemen
6. 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. To beat with a truncheon. Shak.
7. To beat with a truncheon. Shak.
8. n:100 n. a short stout club used primarily by policemen