truncheon 音標拼音: [tr'ʌntʃɪn]
n . 警棍,權杖,職杖
vt . 用警棍打
警棍,權杖,職杖用警棍打
truncheon n 1 :
a short stout club used primarily by policemen [
synonym :
{
truncheon }, {
nightstick }, {
baton }, {
billy }, {
billystick },
{
billy club }]
Truncheon \
Trun "
cheon \,
v .
t .
To beat with a truncheon . --
Shak .
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Truncheon \
Trun "
cheon \,
n . [
OE .
tronchoun the shaft of a broken spear ,
broken piece ,
OF .
tronchon ,
tron ?
on ,
F .
tron ?
on ,
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 }.]
1 .
A short staff ,
a club ;
a cudgel ;
a shaft of a spear .
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With his truncheon he so rudely struck . --
Spenser .
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2 .
A baton ,
or military staff of command .
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The marshal '
s truncheon nor the judges robe . --
Shak .
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3 .
A stout stem ,
as of a tree ,
with the branches lopped off ,
to produce rapid growth . --
Gardner .
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The Medieval Truncheon: History and Significance of a Classic . . . The medieval truncheon, also known as a mace or club, was a type of blunt weapon that was commonly used in the Middle Ages It was typically made of wood or metal and used as a melee weapon in combat
TRUNCHEON Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of TRUNCHEON is a police officer's billy club
Truncheon - Wikipedia HMS Truncheon (P353), a British submarine commissioned during World War II and later sold to Israel (Shaft of) a spear (obsolete usage, but found in Walter Scott, in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and in Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur)
TRUNCHEON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Poles, rods, shafts and sticks (Definition of truncheon from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Truncheon - definition of truncheon by The Free Dictionary Define truncheon truncheon synonyms, truncheon pronunciation, truncheon translation, English dictionary definition of truncheon n 1 A short stick carried by police; a billy club 2 A staff carried as a symbol of office or authority; a baton 3 A thick cutting from a plant, as for
TRUNCHEON Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Truncheon definition: the club carried by a police officer; billy See examples of TRUNCHEON used in a sentence
truncheon noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . . Definition of truncheon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more