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truncheon

1. trun.cheon \'tr*n-ch*n\ n [ME tronchoun, fr. MF tronchon, fr. (assumed) 
   VL truncion-, (Xtruncio, fr. L truncus trunk 1: a shattered spear or lance  
   obs  2a: CLUB, BLUDGEON  2b: BATON  2c: a policeman's billy 
2. truncheon vt archaic  : to beat with a truncheon