night stick
Example Sentences
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“The other horses hate that he gets this stuff,” he said as he laid a blue police department blanket on Trooper’s back and then an English saddle equipped with an old-fashioned night stick.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2019
“People feel powerless next to a cop with a gun and a night stick and a can of pepper spray,” he says.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2015
Another antiquated law unearthed by John Davis provides a $100 minimum fine for anyone who carries a "pistol, dirk, dagger, slingshot, handchain, night stick, sword cane, spear or bowie knife."
From Time Magazine Archive
Britain's police, armed only with a night stick, still believe in pounding a beat.
From Time Magazine Archive
A white policeman watched from the corner, twirling his night stick; but he made no move.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
