Definition of Truncheon

1. Noun. A short stout club used primarily by policemen.

Exact synonyms: Baton, Billy, Billy Club, Billystick, Nightstick
Generic synonyms: Club

Definition of Truncheon

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

2. v. t. To beat with a truncheon.

Definition of Truncheon

1. Noun. (obsolete) A fragment or piece broken off from something, especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) The shaft of a spear. ¹

3. Noun. A short staff, a club; a cudgel. ¹

4. Noun. A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer. ¹

5. Noun. (obsolete) A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth. ¹

6. Noun. (euphemistic) penis ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To strike with a truncheon. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Truncheon

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Truncheon

1. 1. A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear. "With his truncheon he so rudely struck." (Spenser) 2. A baton, or military staff of command. "The marshal's truncheon nor the judges robe." (Shak) 3. A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth. Origin: OE. Tronchoun the shaft of a broken spear, broken piece, OF.tronchon, tronon, F. Tronon, fr. OF. & F. Tronce, tronche, a piece of wood; cf. OF. Trons, tros, trois; all perhaps from L. Thyrsus a stalk, stem, staff. See Thyrsus, and cf. Trounce. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Truncheon

truncal
truncate
truncate ascertainment
truncated
truncated cone
truncated icosahedra
truncated icosahedron
truncated icosahedrons
truncated pyramid
truncates
truncating
truncation
truncation error
truncations
trunch
truncheoned
truncheoneer
truncheoneers
truncheoning
truncheons
trunches
trunci intestinales
trunci lumbales
trunci plexus brachialis
truncus
truncus arteriosus
truncus arteriosus communis
truncus atrioventricularis
truncus brachiocephalicus

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