billy club
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of billy club
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Alan Beck is counsel for the plaintiffs in both the California billy club case and the Hawaii butterfly knife case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
Lewis, who died at 80 Friday, had his skull cracked with a billy club as a young man to help bring us to this place where we are.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 22, 2020
He kept swatting his billy club onto his hand and it would make a sound.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2019
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Rizzo’s estate sale starts Black Friday, Nov. 23, and will include his billy club and Rolodex, Italian-made furniture and a signed picture of Richard Nixon.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2018
He thought one was a billy club, but it was too short, too thin.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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