trun·cheon
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trun|cheon — «TRUHN chuhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a stick cut and shaped for use as a weapon; short club: »a policeman s truncheon. SYNONYM(S): cudgel. 2. a staff of office or authority; baton: »a herald s truncheon. SYNONYM(S): mace … Useful english dictionary
trun — trun; trun·cal; trun·cat·ed; trun·ca·tel·la; trun·cate·ly; trun·ca·tion; trun·ca·ture; trun·cheoned; trun·cus; trun·dler; trun·nel; trun·nion; trun·cate; trun·cheon; trun·dle; de·trun·ca·tion; trun·nioned; … English syllables
cheon — hur·cheon; lun·cheon·less; nun·cheon; pan·cheon; scon·cheon; pun·cheon; trun·cheon; … English syllables
truncheon — trun·cheon … English syllables
truncheon — trun|cheon [ˈtrʌnʃən] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: tronchon piece broken or cut off, stump , from Latin truncus; TRUNK] especially BrE a short thick stick that police officers carry as a weapon American Equivalent: nightstick … Dictionary of contemporary English
truncheon — trun|cheon [ trʌntʃən ] noun count MAINLY BRITISH a NIGHTSTICK … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
truncheon — trun•cheon [[t]ˈtrʌn tʃən[/t]] n. 1) the club carried by a police officer; billy 2) a staff representing an office or authority; baton 3) the shattered shaft of a spear 4) Obs. cudgel; bludgeon 5) archaic to beat with a club • Etymology: 1300–50; … From formal English to slang
Truncheon — Trun cheon, n. [OE. tronchoun the shaft of a broken spear, broken piece, OF. tronchon, tron?on, F. tron?on, fr. OF. & F. tronce, tronche, a piece of wood; cf. OF. trons, tros, trois; all perhaps from L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, staff. See {Thyrsus} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Truncheon — Trun cheon, v. t. To beat with a truncheon. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Truncheoneer — Trun cheon*eer , n. A person armed with a truncheon. [Written also {truncheoner}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
