truncheon
21truncheon — noun (C) especially BrE a short thick stick that police officers carry as a weapon compare nightstick AmE …
22truncheon — noun See bludgeon 1 …
23truncheon — trun·cheon …
24truncheon — [ˈtrʌntʃ(ə)n] noun [C] a short thick stick that a police officer carries as a weapon …
25truncheon — trun•cheon [[t]ˈtrʌn tʃən[/t]] n. 1) the club carried by a police officer; billy 2) a staff representing an office or authority; baton 3) the shattered shaft of a spear 4) Obs. cudgel; bludgeon 5) archaic to beat with a club • Etymology: 1300–50; …
26truncheon — /ˈtrʌnʃən / (say trunshuhn) noun 1. a short club carried by a police officer. 2. a baton, or staff of office or authority. 3. Obsolete a club or cudgel. 4. Obsolete the shaft of a spear. –verb (t) 5. to beat with a club. {Middle English trunchon …
27Truncheon — This short wooden baton, like the American night stick, has been carried by British policemen since the 1820s …
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28truncheon — n. 1 esp. Brit. a short club or cudgel, esp. carried by a policeman. 2 a staff or baton as a symbol of authority, esp. that of the Earl Marshal. Etymology: ME f. OF tronchon stump ult. f. L truncus trunk …
29Queen's Truncheon — The Queen s Truncheon is a ceremonial staff carried by the Royal Gurkha Rifles that serves as the equivalent of and is carried as the Colour. It is made of bronze and silver. The top represents the minaret of Delhi Palace with three Goorkhas… …
30HMS Truncheon (P353) — HMS Truncheon (pennant number P353) was a group three T Class submarine of the Royal Navy which entered service in the last few months of World War II. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to be named Truncheon . She was sold to… …
