[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
thyrsus trounce 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

truncheon \trun"cheon\, v. t.
   to beat with a truncheon. --shak.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

truncheon
     n : a short stout club used primarily by policemen syn: nightstick,
          billy, billystick, billy club
see also:
nightstick billy billystick billy club 

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