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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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, and cf. Trounce.]
     1. A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              With his truncheon he so rudely struck. --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A baton, or military staff of command.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The marshal's truncheon nor the judges robe. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off,
        to produce rapid growth. --Gardner.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Truncheon \Trun"cheon\, v. t.
     To beat with a truncheon. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Truncheon \Trun"cheon\, v. t.
     To beat with a truncheon. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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, 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  truncheon
       n : a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: nightstick,
            billy, billystick, billy club]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  truncheon
     Αγγλικά n.
     το γκλομπ, το ρόπαλο, ραβδί που χρησιμοποιείται ως όπλο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  truncheon
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) A fragment or piece broken off from something,
  especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance.
     2 (lb en obsolete) The shaft of a spear.
     3 A short staff, a club; a cudgel.
     4 A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick
  carried by a police officer.
     5 (lb en obsolete) A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches
  lopped off, to produce rapid growth.
     6 (lb en euphemistic) A penis.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To strike with a truncheon.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  truncheon
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) A fragment or piece broken off from something,
  especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance.
     2 (lb en obsolete) The shaft of a spear.
     3 A short staff, a club; a cudgel.
     4 A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick
  carried by a police officer.
     5 (lb en obsolete) A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches
  lopped off, to produce rapid growth.
     6 (lb en euphemistic) A penis.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To strike with a truncheon.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  truncheon
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) A fragment or piece broken off from something,
  especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance.
     2 (lb en obsolete) The shaft of a spear.
     3 A short staff, a club; a cudgel.
     4 A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick
  carried by a police officer.
     5 (lb en obsolete) A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches
  lopped off, to produce rapid growth.
     6 (lb en euphemistic) A penis.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To strike with a truncheon.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  truncheon
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) A fragment or piece broken off from something,
  especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance.
     2 (lb en obsolete) The shaft of a spear.
     3 A short staff, a club; a cudgel.
     4 A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick
  carried by a police officer.
     5 (lb en obsolete) A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches
  lopped off, to produce rapid growth.
     6 (lb en euphemistic) A penis.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To strike with a truncheon.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  truncheon
     Englanti n.
     pamppu

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Truncheon /tɹˈʌntʃən/
  العصا

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  truncheon //ˈtɹʌnt͡ʃən// //ˈtɹʌnʃən// 
  полицейска палка
  a baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  truncheon /tɹˈʌntʃən/ 
  obušek

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  truncheon /tɹˈʌntʃən/
  Kommandostab 
   see: truncheons
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  truncheon /tɹˈʌntʃən/
   [Br.] Polizeiknüppel , Knüppel 
     Synonyms: club, nightstick
  
   see: truncheons, clubs, nightsticks
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  truncheon /tɹˈʌntʃən/
  Schlagstock , Polizeiknüppel 
     Synonyms: baton, cudgel, billy club, riot stick
  
   see: batons, cudgels, truncheons, billy clubs, riot sticks, use truncheons
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  truncheon /tɹˈʌntʃən/
  
  κλόμπ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  truncheon //ˈtɹʌnt͡ʃən// //ˈtɹʌnʃən// 
  1. pamppu
  a baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer
  2. kapula, keppi, patukka, sauva
  short club

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  truncheon /tɹˈʌntʃən/ 
  1. छड़ी
        "The police were using truncheons to disperse the mob."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  truncheon /tɹˈʌntʃən/ 
  1. डंडे~से~मारना
        "Truncheon the snake hard."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  truncheon /tɹˈʌntʃən/
  pendrek

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  truncheon /tɹˈʌntʃən/
  gumibot

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  truncheon /ˈtrʌnʧən/ 
    pałka

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  truncheon //ˈtɹʌnt͡ʃən// //ˈtɹʌnʃən// 
  1. kommandostav
  a baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer
  2. batong, knölpåk, käpp, polisbatong, påk
  short club

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  truncheon //ˈtɹʌnt͡ʃən// //ˈtɹʌnʃən// 
  prygla
  strike with a truncheon

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  truncheon /tɹˈʌntʃən/
  1. kısa ve kalın sopa, çomak, matrak
  2. asa
  3. (İng.) cop
  4. sopa ile dövmek, coplamak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈtɹəntʃɪn/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 警棍,权杖,职杖;
  v. 用警棍打;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 警棍,权杖,职杖
     vt. 用警棍打

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