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billy club

noun

Definition of billy club

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 On that day, civil rights marchers, protesting for voting rights for Black Americans, were attacked by state troopers with tear gas, billy clubs, and horses. — Kathy Schmitz, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025 Mayhem erupted when the strikers were attacked with tear gas and billy clubs. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025 As the handmaids spill into the crowd, using their knives at will, Phoebe gets hold of a gun and a billy club and uses both as though she’s been professionally trained. — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025 Law enforcement attacked 600 of the protesters with billy clubs and tear gas. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for billy club

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As for full-body treatments, the Prickly Pear Sugar Scrub draws on Sonoran Desert botanicals like prickly pear and calendula extract, combined with cane-sugar-rich oils and hydrating body butter, for a thoroughly rejuvenating exfoliation.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
That resident could be seen later walking with a cane after taking that leap of faith from his third-floor window.

— Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

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The Unbadged invited people to submit videos of personnel who used batons and tear gas against protestors without wearing a name badge, which police are legally required to wear.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Police found a collapsible baton inside the bag, but have not recovered any political leaflets that would suggest an act of protest.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of baton

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