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
After about a minute and half, Mauldin said, police began to attack the demonstrators with billy clubs.
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Maya Miller,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
Mayhem erupted when the strikers were attacked with tear gas and billy clubs.
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Heller McAlpin,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 June 2025
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Maya Miller,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
Mayhem erupted when the strikers were attacked with tear gas and billy clubs.
—
Heller McAlpin,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for billy club
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billy club
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Jung, who is going into his senior year of high school, said SmartBlink can detect pedestrians using wheelchairs, crutches or canes, too.
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An individual bush can grow up to 15 feet high and 40 feet long, with thick stems, also known as canes, marked by sharp, hooked thorns.
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The officers hit him with a baton and shocked him seven times.
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Somebody had dropped the baton.
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“Billy club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billy%20club. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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