billy club
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of billy club
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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The billy club case was sent back to Benitez to review under the new Bruen analysis.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Mr. Roman in 2008 first publicized “the presence of two members of the New Black Panther Party — one carrying a billy club — outside of a Philadelphia polling site.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
He kept swatting his billy club onto his hand and it would make a sound.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2019
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
He threw his cop hat and his billy club on the ground.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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