Definition of TRUNCHEON

truncheon

Meanings

Plural: truncheons

Noun

  • a short stout club used primarily by policemen
  • A short staff, a club; a cudgel.
  • A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer.
  • A fragment or piece broken off from something, especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance.
  • The shaft of a spear.
  • A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth.
  • A penis.

Verb

  • To strike with a truncheon.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tronchoun, from Old French tronchon (“thick stick”), from Late Latin *troncionem, from Latin truncus.

Synonyms

baton, billy, billy club, billystick, nightstick

Scrabble Score: 14

truncheon is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
truncheon is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
truncheon is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

truncheon is a valid Words With Friends word