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NIGHTSTICK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short stout club used primarily by policemen
Synonyms:
baton; billy; billy club; billystick; nightstick; truncheon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("nightstick" is a kind of...):
club (stout stick that is larger at one end)