Found 3 items, similar to Truncheon.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: truncheon penggada, tongkat
English → English (WordNet) Definition: truncheon truncheon n : a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: nightstick, billy, billystick, billy club]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Truncheon 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] Truncheon \Trun"cheon\, v. t. To beat with a truncheon. --Shak. [1913 Webster]