spän.ˈtün noun
also spon·ton ˈspänt ə n ; or es·pon·toon ˌespän.ˈtün
( -s )
Etymology: French sponton, esponton, from Italian spuntone, spontone, from punta sharp point, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin puncta — more at point
1. : a half-pike formerly borne by subordinate officers of infantry
2. : a policeman's club : truncheon