truncheon (redirected from truncheons)

trun·cheon  (trnchn)

n.

1. A short stick carried by police; a billy club.

2. A staff carried as a symbol of office or authority; a baton.

3. Obsolete

a. A heavy club; a cudgel.

b. A thick cutting from a plant, as for grafting.

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[Middle English tronchon, piece broken off, club, from Old North French, from Vulgar Latin *trunci, *truncin-, from Latin truncus, trunk; see trunk.]

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truncheon v.

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truncheon [ˈtrʌntʃən]

n

1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) Chiefly Brit a short thick club or cudgel carried by a policeman

2. a baton of office a marshal's truncheon

3. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) Archaic a short club or cudgel

4. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) the shaft of a spear

vb

(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (tr) to beat with a truncheon

[from Old French tronchon stump, from Latin truncus trunk; see truncate]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

truncheon - a short stout club used primarily by policemen billy, billy club, billystick, nightstick, baton club - stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"

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truncheon

noun (Chiefly Brit.) club, staff, stick, baton, cudgel He swung his truncheon at him, knocking him to the ground.

Translations

truncheon [ˈtrʌntʃən] N → porra f

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truncheon [ˈtrʌntʃən] n (British) → matraque f

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truncheon

n → (Gummi)knüppel m; (esp of riot police) → Schlagstock m

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truncheon [ˈtrʌntʃ/ən] n → manganello, sfollagente m inv

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truncheon [ˈtrʌntʃ/ən] n → manganello, sfollagente m inv

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truncheon

n truncheon [ˈtrantʃən]

a short heavy stick, carried especially by British policemen. knuppel عَصا، هِراوَه полицейска палка obušek knippel der Knüppel γκλομπ porra nui باتوم patukka matraque אַלָה छडई pendrek gumibot pentungan (lögreglu)kylfa manganello 警棒 곤봉 lazda nūja; steks cota, belantan knuppel politikølle pałka bastão baston дубинка полицейского obušok pendrek pendrek batong กระบอง cop, matrak 警棍 жезл; кийок поліцейського سونٹا، ڈنڈا dùi cui 警棍