The meaning of Truncheon
Truncheon – definition
nounA short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer.
Usage examples:
Rowan and mayne limited constables' weapons to the truncheon, carried concealed until 1863.
Truncheon translation into English
Truncheon: translate from English into Chinese
警棍
Truncheon: translate from English into Dutch
Wapenstok, Gummistok
Truncheon: translate from English into French
Matraque
Truncheon: translate from English into German
Knüppel, Schlagstock, Gummiknüppel
Truncheon: translate from English into Hindi
छड़ी, डण्डा, लाठी, सोंटा, छडी
Truncheon: translate from English into Italian
Manganello, Sfollagente, Bastone
Truncheon: translate from English into Korean
곤봉, 경찰봉, 직장, 곤봉으로 때리다
Truncheon: translate from English into Russian
Дубинка, Жезл, Бить дубинкой, Бить палкой
Truncheon: translate from English into Spanish
Cachiporra, Cachiporra de policía
Word origin
Middle English (denoting a piece broken off (especially from a spear), also a cudgel): from Old French tronchon ‘stump’, based on Latin truncus ‘trunk’.
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