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truncheon

noun

ˈtrən-chən

Definition of truncheon

as in cane

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment police officers kept their hands on their truncheons

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Recent Examples of truncheon For the Civil Rights Movement, Alabama troopers lifting truncheons to beat marchers crossing Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge. — Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025 Even the basic concept of free speech has become another truncheon in the nation’s ongoing battle between tribes. — Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 2 Mar. 2025 There were police with truncheons and tear gas outside the ground. — Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 Later, after riot police used truncheons and tear gas to disperse the people, demonstrators set up tent camps with barricades, self-defense units, and banners with revolutionary slogans. — Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for truncheon

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Noun

As for full-body treatments, the Prickly Pear Sugar Scrub draws on Sonoran Desert botanicals like prickly pear and calendula extract, combined with cane-sugar-rich oils and hydrating body butter, for a thoroughly rejuvenating exfoliation.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
That resident could be seen later walking with a cane after taking that leap of faith from his third-floor window.

— Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

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But the band fury is as climactic as anything that could be done continuing to have the full ensemble play… and Dudamel looked happy enough to put his baton down, turn around and just watch the group play for a few minutes.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
The Omaha Police Department said officers will continue to carry tasers, batons, OC spray and firearms.

— Kathy McCormack, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of baton

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