Category:Truncheon

Trun"cheon, n. Etym: [oe. tronchoun the shaft of a broken spear, Broken piece, of.tronchon, tron, f. tron, fr. Of. & f. tronce, Tronche, a piece of wood; cf. Of. trons, tros, trois; all perhaps From l. thyrsus a stalk, stem, staff. See thyrsus, and cf. Trounce.]

1. A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear. With his truncheon he so rudely struck. Spenser.

2. A baton, or military staff of command. The marshal's truncheon nor the judges robe. Shak.

3. A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to Produce rapid growth. Gardner.

Truncheon Trun"cheon, v. t.

Defn: to beat with a truncheon. Shak.