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  • 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′chən] n. [ME tronchoun < OFr tronchon < VL * truncio < L truncus, a stem, TRUNK] 1. Obs. a short, thick club; cudgel 2. any staff or baton used as a symbol of authority 3. Chiefly Brit. a policeman s stick or billy 4. Obs. the… …   English World dictionary

  • Truncheon — Trun cheon, v. t. To beat with a truncheon. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • truncheon — noun (esp. BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ rubber VERB + TRUNCHEON ▪ be armed with, carry ▪ draw ▪ beat sb with ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • truncheon — I. noun Etymology: Middle English tronchoun, from Anglo French trunchun, from Vulgar Latin *truncion , *truncio, from Latin truncus trunk Date: 14th century 1. a shattered spear or lance 2. a. obsolete club, bludgeon b. baton 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • truncheon — noun /ˈtɹʌntʃən/ a) A short staff, a club; a cudgel. Helpe me that thys truncheoune were oute of my syde, for hit stykith so sore that hit nyghe sleyth me. b) A baton, or military staff of …   Wiktionary

  • truncheon — /trun cheuhn/, 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. v.t. 5. Archaic. to beat with a club. [1300 50; ME tronchon… …   Universalium

  • 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 — /ˈtrʌnʃən / (say trunshuhn) noun 1. a short club carried by a police officer. 2. a baton, or staff of office or authority. 3. Obsolete a club or cudgel. 4. Obsolete the shaft of a spear. –verb (t) 5. to beat with a club. {Middle English trunchon …  

  • Queen's Truncheon — The Queen s Truncheon is a ceremonial staff carried by the Royal Gurkha Rifles that serves as the equivalent of and is carried as the Colour. It is made of bronze and silver. The top represents the minaret of Delhi Palace with three Goorkhas… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Truncheon (P353) — HMS Truncheon (pennant number P353) was a group three T Class submarine of the Royal Navy which entered service in the last few months of World War II. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to be named Truncheon . She was sold to… …   Wikipedia

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