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Truncheon
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To beat with a truncheon. Shak.