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truncheon

truncheon is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A baton, or military staff of command. The marshal's truncheon nor the judges robe. Shak.
  2. 2.A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth. Gardner.
  3. 3.To beat with a truncheon. Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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