The meaning of Truncheons
Truncheons – 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.
nounA thick, heavy stick used as a weapon by police officers
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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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