truncheon
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Is truncheon a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of truncheon?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) A fragment or piece broken off from something, especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance.Examples: "Therewith asunder in the midst it brast, / And in his hand nought but the troncheon left[…]."obsolete
2. (obsolete) The shaft of a spear.obsolete
3. (obsolete) A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth.Examples: "Truncheons of seven or eight feet long, thrust two feet into the earth […] when once rooted, may be cut at six inches above ground"obsolete
4. (euphemistic) A penis.Examples: "Then, being on his knees between my legs, he drew up his shirt and bared all his hairy thighs, and stiff staring truncheon, red-topt and rooted into a thicket of curls"euphemistic
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To strike with a truncheon.Examples: "If captains were of my wind they would truncheon you out"transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary