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Webster 1913 Edition

Truncheon

Trun′cheon

,
Noun.
[OE.
tronchoun
the shaft of a broken spear, broken piece, OF.
tronchon
,
tron[GREEK]on
, F.
tron[GREEK]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.
With his
truncheon
he so rudely struck.
Spenser.
2.
A baton, or military staff of command.
The marshal’s
truncheon
nor the judges robe.
Shakespeare
3.
A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth.
Gardner.

Trun′cheon

,
Verb.
T.
To beat with a truncheon.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Truncheon

TRUN'CHEON

,
Noun.
[L. truncus.] A short staff; a club; a cudgel; a battoon; used by kings and great officers as a mark of command.
The marshal's truncheon nor the judge's robe.

TRUN'CHEON

,
Verb.
T.
To beat with a truncheon; to cudgel.

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