| 释义 |
trun·cheon
I. \ˈtrənchən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English tronchoun, from Middle French tronchon, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin truncion-, truncio, from Latin truncus trunk, torso + -ion-, -io -ion — more at truncate
1. : a broken remnant especially of a shattered spear or lance
< an arm embowed in armor … holding a truncheon of a broken lance — Burke's Peerage >
2.
a. obsolete : a heavy club : bludgeon
< thy leg a stick compared with this truncheon — Shakespeare >
b. : a staff carried as a symbol of authority; especially : baton
< a king at arms, whose hand the armorial truncheon held — Sir Walter Scott >
c. : a policeman's billy : nightstick
< constables kept the crowd off with truncheons — Arnold Bennett >
3. : a relatively thick stem cutting or long branch (as of a willow) used for propagating a plant
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
archaic : to beat with a truncheon |