TRUNCHEON


Meaning of TRUNCHEON in English

/ ˈtrʌntʃən; NAmE / (also baton ) (both especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually night·stick ) noun

a short thick stick that police officers carry as a weapon

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (denoting a piece broken off (especially from a spear), also a cudgel): from Old French tronchon stump, based on Latin truncus trunk.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.