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truncheon

n.
US //ˈtɹəntʃɪn// UK //tɹˈʌntʃən// trun·cheon Archaic Humorous
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Origin

From Middle English tronchoun, from Old French tronchon (“thick stick”), from Late Latin *troncionem, from Latin truncus.

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