TRUNCHEON
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Trun"cheon (?), n. [OE. tronchoun the shaft of a broken spear, broken piece, OF. tronchon, tron&unr_;on, F. tron&unr_;on, fr. OF. & F. tronce, tronche, a piece of wood; cf. OF. trons, tros, trois; all perhaps from L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, staff. See Thyrsus, and cf. Trounce.] 1. A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear.
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With his truncheon he so rudely struck.
Spenser.
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2. A baton, or military staff of command.
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The marshal's truncheon nor the judges robe.
Shak.
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3. A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth. Gardner.
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Trun"cheon, v. t. To beat with a truncheon. Shak.
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