truncheon

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trun·cheon /ˈtrʌnʃən/ noun [countable]  especially British EnglishSCPPMW a short thick stick that police officers carry as a weapon 警棍 SYN American English nightstick

Examples from the Corpus

truncheon• More reinforcements - this time with short shields and truncheons.• Therefore flick knives are now in the same category as truncheons and knuckledusters.• Four made a phalanx before the booth, tapping their lead truncheons, their feet splayed like a squad of riot police.• King braved police truncheons, and was assassinated because of his beliefs.• Police at first used rubber truncheons to prevent them, but then stood back.• Holy-o went over and opened them slowly, holding the truncheon.• The police were so astonished they put away their truncheons and led the small man away.Origin truncheon (1200-1300) Old French tronchon “piece broken or cut off, stump”, from Latin truncus; → TRUNK

trun·cheon nounChineseSyllable  

police Corpus stick thick that a short

truncheon
trun‧cheon /ˈtrʌnʃən/ noun [countable]especially British English a short thick stick that police officers carry as a weapon
   SYN  nightstick American English

trun·cheonBrE /ˈtrʌntʃən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtrʌntʃən/ 🔊 noun (especially BrE) = baton (1)