truncheon | Definition of truncheon

Synonyms and Antonyms of truncheon

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

police officers kept their hands on their truncheons

Synonyms of truncheon

bastinado (or bastinade), bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, cane, club, cudgel, nightstick, rod, rung [Scottish], sap, shillelagh (also shillalah), staff, waddy [Australian]

Words Related to truncheon

blackjack, knobkerrie, mace

birch, crabstick, hickory, rattan, stave, switch

beetle, gavel, hammer, mallet, maul, sledgehammer

crook, crosier (or crozier), walking stick, whangee