truncheon

«truncheon» in Mova's school dictionary: A short thick stick carried by police officers as a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a truncheon, truncheons)

meaning for a pupil

(UK) A short thick stick carried by police officers as a weapon; in the US it is called a nightstick or baton. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons, Victorian police (Bobbies or Peelers) carried wooden truncheons and rattles or whistles. Today police carry batons. The word also appears in Punch and Judy shows.

examples

• The policeman tapped his truncheon against his hand. tree →
• Victorian police carried a wooden truncheon. tree →
• The museum has an old painted truncheon. tree →
• Mr Punch waved his stick like a truncheon. tree →
• Police today carry a baton, not a truncheon. tree →
• The guard held his truncheon ready. tree →

note

Countable. UK word, a little old-fashioned. Similar: baton, club, cudgel, nightstick (US).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «truncheon» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.