Truncheon
Trun´cheon
| n. | 1. | A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear. |
| 2. | A baton, or military staff of command. | |
| 3. | A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To beat with a truncheon. |
| Noun | 1. |  truncheon - a short stout club used primarily by policemen |