trun·cheon (tr n ch n)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. [Middle English tronchon, piece broken off, club, from Old North French, from Vulgar Latin *trunci  , *truncin-, from Latin truncus, trunk; see trunk.]trun cheon v. |
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]
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| Noun | 1. |  truncheon - a short stout club used primarily by policemenclub - 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" |
truncheon
Translations
truncheon
n → (Gummi)knüppel m; (esp of riot police) → Schlagstock m
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
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