truncheons

English - Turkish

Definition of truncheons in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

truncheon

{i} cop

truncheon

sopa ile dövmek

truncheon

çomak

truncheon

coplamak

truncheon

{i} kalın sopa

truncheon

{i} kısa ve kalın sopa

truncheon

{i} İng. cop

English - English

Definition of truncheons in English English dictionary

Related Terms

truncheon

The shaft of a spear

truncheon

A fragment or piece broken off from something, especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance

Helpe me that thys truncheoune were oute of my syde, for hit stykith so sore that hit nyghe sleyth me.

truncheon

A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth

truncheon

A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer

Not the king's crown, nor the deputed sword / The marshal's truncheon, nor the judge's robe / Become them with one half so good a grace / As mercy does.

truncheon

A short staff, a club; a cudgel

With his truncheon he so rudely struck.

truncheon

{v} to beat with a truncheon

truncheon

A baton, or military staff of command

truncheon

A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear

truncheon

{i} club, cudgel; rod representing authority

truncheon

A truncheon is a short, thick stick that is carried as a weapon by a policeman. a short thick stick that police officers carry as a weapon American Equivalent: nightstick (tronchon , from truncus; TRUNK)

truncheon

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

truncheon

warder

Turkish pronunciation

trʌnçînz

Pronunciation

/ˈtrənʧənz/ /ˈtrʌnʧɪnz/

Etymology

[ 'tr&n-ch&n ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English tronchoun, from Middle French tronchon, from Vulgar Latin truncion-, truncio, from Latin truncus trunk.