night stick

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noun

a special club carried by a policeman; billy.

Origin of night stick

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words nearby night stick

night-sky light, night snake, night soil, nightspot, nightstand, night stick, night sweats, night table, night terror, night terrors, nighttide

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Example sentences from the Web for night stick

The absence of the night-stick and ready revolver must be supplied by overwhelming physical force.
Mlle. Fouchette|Charles Theodore Murray
Whereupon he strode abreast of They, swinging his night-stick thoughtfully.
The Poor Little Rich Girl|Eleanor Gates
The other prodded with his night-stick against the capacious overcoat pockets.
The Shadow|Arthur Stringer
No one was abroad but an occasional policeman, twirling his night-stick.
The Happy Venture|Edith Ballinger Price

Toohy paces up and down, swingin' his night-stick and lookin' hard and suspicious at every man, woman or child that passes him.
The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon|Richard Connell

British Dictionary definitions for night stick

night stick

noun

US and Canadian a heavy baton or club carried by a policeman, primaBritish equivalent: truncheon

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	night stick
释义	night stick SEE SYNONYMS FOR night stick ON THESAURUS.COM noun a special club carried by a policeman; billy. Origin of night stick An Americanism dating back to 1885–90 Words nearby night stick night-sky light, night snake, night soil, nightspot, nightstand, night stick, night sweats, night table, night terror, night terrors, nighttide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for night stick The absence of the night-stick and ready revolver must be supplied by overwhelming physical force. Mlle. Fouchette\|Charles Theodore Murray Whereupon he strode abreast of They, swinging his night-stick thoughtfully. The Poor Little Rich Girl\|Eleanor Gates The other prodded with his night-stick against the capacious overcoat pockets. The Shadow\|Arthur Stringer No one was abroad but an occasional policeman, twirling his night-stick. The Happy Venture\|Edith Ballinger Price Toohy paces up and down, swingin' his night-stick and lookin' hard and suspicious at every man, woman or child that passes him. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon\|Richard Connell British Dictionary definitions for night stick night stick noun US and Canadian a heavy baton or club carried by a policeman, primaBritish equivalent: truncheon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to night stick baton, billy club, blackjack, cudgel, billy, shillelagh
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night stick

noun

Origin of night stick

Words nearby night stick

Example sentences from the Web for night stick

British Dictionary definitions for night stick

noun

Words related to night stick