Associations to the word «Truncheon»

Wiktionary

TRUNCHEON, noun. (obsolete) A fragment or piece broken off from something, especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance.
TRUNCHEON, noun. (obsolete) The shaft of a spear.
TRUNCHEON, noun. A short staff, a club; a cudgel.
TRUNCHEON, noun. A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer.
TRUNCHEON, noun. (obsolete) A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth.
TRUNCHEON, noun. (euphemistic) A penis.
TRUNCHEON, verb. (transitive) To strike with a truncheon.

Dictionary definition

TRUNCHEON, noun. A short stout club used primarily by policemen.

Wise words

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