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night stick
noun
- a special club carried by a policeman; billy.
night stick
noun
- a heavy baton or club carried by a policeman, prima British equivalenttruncheon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of night stick1
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Example Sentences
The dagger and the night-stick (the latter a stout truncheon weighted with lead) were doing the work, and effectively, too.
From his pocket he drew an electric night-stick, but he did not use it.
Toohy paces up and down, swingin' his night-stick and lookin' hard and suspicious at every man, woman or child that passes him.
And a man in a dark blue uniform stepped into view, night-stick in hand.
Carrying the night-stick in his hand, his finger on the button, he advanced through the darkness.
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