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. [ 1913 Webster ]
With his truncheon he so rudely struck. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A baton, or military staff of command. [ 1913 Webster ]
The marshal's truncheon nor the judges robe. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth. Gardner. [ 1913 Webster ]
[じって;じゅって, jitte ; jutte] (n) (arch) short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policeman and private thief-takers in Edo Japan) [Add to Longdo]
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