truncheon
[ truhn-chuh n ]
/ ˈtrʌn tʃən /
noun
the club carried by a police officer; billy.
a staff representing an office or authority; baton.
the shattered shaft of a spear.
Obsolete.
cudgel; bludgeon.
verb (used with object)
Archaic.
to beat with a club.
Words nearby truncheon
trumscheit,
truncal,
truncate,
truncated,
truncation,
truncheon,
trundle,
trundle bed,
trundler,
trundletail,
trunk
Example sentences from the Web for truncheon
British Dictionary definitions for truncheon
truncheon
/ (ˈtrʌntʃən) /
noun
mainly British
a short thick club or cudgel carried by a policeman
a baton of office
a marshal's truncheon
archaic
a short club or cudgel
the shaft of a spear
verb
(tr)
to beat with a truncheon
Word Origin for truncheon
C16: from Old French
tronchon stump, from Latin
truncus trunk; see
truncate