truncheon
pronunciation
How to pronounce truncheon in British English:
UK [ˈtrʌntʃən]
How to pronounce truncheon in American English:
US [ˈtrʌntʃən]
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- Noun:
- a short stout club used primarily by policemen
Word Origin
- truncheon (n.)
- c. 1300, "shaft of a spear," also "short stick, cudgel," from Old North French tronchon, Old French tronchon (11c., Modern French tronçon) "a piece cut off, thick stick, stump," from Vulgar Latin *truncionem (nominative *truncio), from Latin truncus "trunk of a tree" (see trunk). Meaning "staff as a symbol of office" is recorded from 1570s; sense of "policeman's club" is recorded from 1880.
Example
- 1. One of them was hit in the head with a truncheon .
- 2. When blackout truncheon enters play , exhaust target hero or ally .
- 3. While the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation , words will always retain their power .
- 4. The guy was hit by a truncheon .
- 5. When she got that truncheon out , did it for me .