About The Word Truncheon

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Truncheon to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Truncheon definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Truncheon

Truncheon Meaning & Definition
Truncheon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Truncheon?

[n] a policeman's club

Synonyms | Synonyms for Truncheon: billy | billystick | nightstick

Related Terms | Find terms related to Truncheon:

See Also | club

Truncheon In Webster's Dictionary

\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}, and cf. {Trounce}.] 1. A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear. With his truncheon he so rudely struck. --Spenser. 2. A baton, or military staff of command. The marshal's truncheon nor the judges robe. --Shak. 3. A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth. --Gardner.
\Trun"cheon\, v. t. To beat with a truncheon. --Shak.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Idle wheel ‐ a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide…
  • Savin ‐ procumbent or…
  • Cram full ‐ packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of…
  • Lamb's lettuce ‐ widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb;…
  • Bismarck sea ‐ World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed…
  • Indiscriminating ‐ not…
  • Astragalus danicus ‐ perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes…
  • Coniferophytina ‐ cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period;…
  • Unvaried ‐ not diversified [adj]…
  • Animal group ‐ a group…