night stick

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noun
  1. a special club carried by a policeman; billy.

Origin of night stick

1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

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How to use night stick in a sentence

  • The dagger and the night-stick (the latter a stout truncheon weighted with lead) were doing the work, and effectively, too.

    The Doomsman | Van Tassel Sutphen
  • 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.

    Dave Porter on Cave Island | Edward Stratemeyer
  • Carrying the night-stick in his hand, his finger on the button, he advanced through the darkness.

British Dictionary definitions for night stick

night stick

noun
  1. US and Canadian a heavy baton or club carried by a policeman, prima: British equivalent: truncheon

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