nightstick
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In some ways, the program harks back to a nostalgic era of old-time beat cops pounding the pavement as they walked, nightstick in hand, knowing every kid on the block by nickname and reputation.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2018
And was the weapon a nightstick or a felt tip pen; was it the 14th Street subway station wall that was defaced, or was it the defacing of a man?
From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2017
If it turns into a nightstick, congratulations—you are a “guard”! Your job is to watch over the “prisoners” on your Friends List.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2014
The handcuffs he intended for his prisoner he leaves at Valjean’s door, and the last shot is of a policeman’s nightstick floating in the Seine.
From Time ● Dec. 30, 2012
He awoke on a bench in the Long Island Railroad Station, a cop rapping on his boots with a nightstick, his escape money gone, the MacNamara sisters ready to eat him alive in Brooklyn.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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