as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
rapping the shoes of the sleeping vagrant with his billy club, the officer told him to move on
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Recent Examples of billy club
Law enforcement attacked 600 of the protesters with billy clubs and tear gas.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
These include air rifles, paintball guns, combat gloves, billy clubs, swords, axes, slingshots, metal water bottles, aerosol cans, ladders, BB guns, pellet guns, nunchucks, shovels or other things that could be used to hurt people or damage property.
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2024
The officers’ superior should give an order that if this happens again, use their billy clubs — start swinging and don’t stop until the screaming stops.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024
Then, police officers attacked protesters with billy clubs, dragging them out of Grant Park in a show of bloody force.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2024
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
These include air rifles, paintball guns, combat gloves, billy clubs, swords, axes, slingshots, metal water bottles, aerosol cans, ladders, BB guns, pellet guns, nunchucks, shovels or other things that could be used to hurt people or damage property.
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2024
The officers’ superior should give an order that if this happens again, use their billy clubs — start swinging and don’t stop until the screaming stops.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024
Then, police officers attacked protesters with billy clubs, dragging them out of Grant Park in a show of bloody force.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billy club
Noun
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Studying cane fires when few occur guarantees skewed findings.—
Colin Walkes,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2025
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Because sugar cane absorbs more CO2 while growing than the amount that is released when making the packaging, this is considered a carbon-negative packaging solution, giving this sunscreen option bonus points for eco-friendliness.—
Mariana Zapata,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2025
Noun
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When funding for these circulars came to an end, Fred picked up the eclipse baton and with the help of Canadian meteorologist Jay Anderson, produced their own eclipse circulars, funded under the auspices of NASA.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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YoungBoy takes the baton and aims at his detractors.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
21 May 2025
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“Billy club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billy%20club. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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