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baton

ba.ton \b*-'ta:n, ba-, -'to-n\ n [F ba^ton, fr. OF baston, fr. L bastum 
   stick] 1: CUDGEL, TRUNCHEON  2: a staff borne as a symbol of office  3: a 
   narrow heraldic bend  4: a stick or wand with which a leader directs a band 
   or orchestra  5: a hollow cylinder carried by each member of a relay team 
   and passed to t he succeeding runner 6: a smooth staff with a ball at one 
   end carried by a drum major or baton t wirler