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truncheon - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'truncheon' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Truncheon [ n.]
- A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear.
- A baton, or military staff of command.
- A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth.
2 . Truncheon [ v. t.]
- To beat with a truncheon.