truncheon in the PONS Dictionary

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The lawman swings his truncheon and the game rolls four dice for you.
www.pocketgamer.co.uk
One of them was hit in the head with a truncheon.
www.newyorker.com
Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power.
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The truncheon fondler said no, but noted that "no official complaint was filed against him".
www.theregister.co.uk
A police radio or truncheon is thought to have delivered the fatal blow.
news.bbc.co.uk
Because when the truncheon maybe used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power.
www.marketoracle.co.uk
Hippies, activists and tourists fell under the truncheon as police on horseback rode through a frightened crowd.
www.theglobeandmail.com
His exceptional height led several newspapers of the time to allege that his death may have been the result of a blow from a mounted police truncheon.
en.wikipedia.org
They were a fine, straight body of young men, dressed in field-green breeches and black shirts and each armed with a sort of truncheon.
en.wikipedia.org
It doesn't leave a mark like the truncheon but internally it damages you.
hackneycitizen.co.uk

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