billy club
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of billy club
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Alan Beck, an attorney for two military veterans who challenged the billy club ban, welcomed Benitez’s ruling.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 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
It had a billy club hanging on the wall and nostalgic old-timers with pinkie rings training young new fighters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2016
“Whether it’s an F-16, an armed drone or a billy club, once you sell it to another country, you lose control over how it’s used,” Mr. Singer said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2015
He threw his cop hat and his billy club on the ground.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
