English English Dictionary

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Result for Truncheon

Truncheon (n.)

A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear.

Truncheon (n.)

A baton, or military staff of command.

Truncheon (n.)

A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth.

Truncheon (v. t.)

To beat with a truncheon.