truncheon
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He held a Truncheon in his right Hand, and had a Lamp burning before him.
From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph
Truncheon, trun′shun, n. a short staff: a cudgel: a baton or staff of authority.—v.t. to beat with a truncheon: to cudgel.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Mr. Truncheon passed our names to Mr. Billiter, who bawled them out on the stairs.
From A Little Dinner at Timmin's by Thackeray, William Makepeace
Oh, it was delightful to hear Mr. Truncheon!
From A Little Dinner at Timmin's by Thackeray, William Makepeace
Ors. drest gay with a Truncheon in his Hand, advances first, is met by the King, who gaze on each other.
From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II by Summers, Montague
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