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truncheon

noun verb

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

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
T
Ends with
N
Contains
RU
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹʌntʃən/

Meaning

Definitions

noun

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

  2. The shaft of a spear.

  3. A short staff, a club; a cudgel.

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

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

  6. A penis.

verb

  1. To strike with a truncheon.

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