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   trun·cheon

   /ˈtrən(t)SH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer. British
   • ▪ a staff or baton acting as a symbol of authority. British

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a piece broken off (especially from a spear), also a cudgel): from Old French tronchon ‘stump’, based on Latin truncus ‘trunk’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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