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Truncheon
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
short
staff
, a
club
; a cudgel.
●
In Law enforcement & Weapons:
A
baton
, or
military
staff
of
command
, now especially the
stick
carried
by a
police
officer.
●
A
fragment
or
piece
broken off
from something, especially a
broken
-off
piece
of a
spear
or lance.
●
The
shaft
of a spear.
●
A
stout
stem
,
as of
a
tree
, with the
branches
lopped off
, to
produce
rapid
growth.
●
In Genitalia:
A penis.
Verb
●
To
strike
with a truncheon.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
truncheon
English
tronchon
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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Nightstick
Machete
Knife
Crowbar
Taser
Hammer
Sledgehammer
Bayonet
Sword
Dagger
Baseball Bat
Cricket Bat
Billy Club
Kitchen Knife
Stun Gun
Riding Crop
Cattle Prod
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Rhymes
Puncheon
Luncheon
Truncheon
Scuncheon
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