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| trun·cheon [ trúnchən ] |
noun (plural trun·cheons) |
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1. police officer's stick: a short heavy stick carried by a police officer
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2. symbolic stick: a baton carried as a symbol of rank or authority
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3. spear shaft: the shaft of a spear
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transitive verb (past and past participle trun·cheoned, present participle trun·cheon·ing, 3rd person present singular trun·cheons) |
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hit somebody with truncheon: to hit somebody or something with a truncheon
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| [13th century. Via Old N French tronchon< Latin truncus "something cut off"] |
