truncheon

[ truhn-chuhn ]

/ ˈtrʌn tʃən /

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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.

Origin of truncheon

1300–50; Middle English tronchon fragment <Middle French <Vulgar Latin *trunciōn-, stem of *trunciō literally, a lopping. See trunk, -ion

Words nearby truncheon

trumscheit, truncal, truncate, truncated, truncation, truncheon, trundle, trundle bed, trundler, trundletail, trunk

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Example sentences from the Web for truncheon

Ludmila says that she attacked a policeman bludgeoning an elderly woman with a truncheon, but in vain—the woman died.
Ukraine’s Bloody Crackdown Enters Its Third Day|Oleg Shynkarenko|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They took off his helmet, and, drawing out the truncheon, the poor squire fell down dead.
The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2)|Charles Mills
In one hand Sir William grasps a truncheon, and in the background the painter has depicted the siege of Louisburg.
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast|Samuel Adams Drake
"I wish I had my truncheon," said the policeman, going irresolutely to the door.
The Invisible Man|H. G. Wells

And I took the man's watch and chain into the closet with me, as well as the cap and truncheon that I had picked up before.
The Thousandth Woman|Ernest W. Hornung
Hall crushed a pedantic fool with a single blow of his truncheon.
Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland|Henry B. Stanton

British Dictionary definitions for truncheon

truncheon

/ (ˈtrʌntʃən) /

noun

mainly British a short thick club or cudgel carried by a policeman

a baton of officea 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

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单词	truncheon
释义	truncheon [ truhn-chuhn ] / ˈtrʌn tʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR truncheon ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of truncheon 1300–50; Middle English tronchon fragment <Middle French <Vulgar Latin trunciōn-, stem of trunciō literally, a lopping. See trunk, -ion Words nearby truncheon trumscheit, truncal, truncate, truncated, truncation, truncheon, trundle, trundle bed, trundler, trundletail, trunk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for truncheon Ludmila says that she attacked a policeman bludgeoning an elderly woman with a truncheon, but in vain—the woman died. Ukraine’s Bloody Crackdown Enters Its Third Day\|Oleg Shynkarenko\|February 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They took off his helmet, and, drawing out the truncheon, the poor squire fell down dead. The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2)\|Charles Mills In one hand Sir William grasps a truncheon, and in the background the painter has depicted the siege of Louisburg. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast\|Samuel Adams Drake "I wish I had my truncheon," said the policeman, going irresolutely to the door. The Invisible Man\|H. G. Wells And I took the man's watch and chain into the closet with me, as well as the cap and truncheon that I had picked up before. The Thousandth Woman\|Ernest W. Hornung Hall crushed a pedantic fool with a single blow of his truncheon. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland\|Henry B. Stanton British Dictionary definitions for truncheon truncheon / (ˈtrʌntʃən) / noun mainly British a short thick club or cudgel carried by a policeman a baton of officea 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to truncheon baton, bat, stick, bludgeon
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truncheon

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of truncheon

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British Dictionary definitions for truncheon

noun

verb

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