night stick

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noun

a special club carried by a policeman; billy.

Nearby words

night safe, night school, night shift, night snake, night soil, night stick, night sweats, night table, night terror, night terrors, night vision

Origin of night stick

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

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Examples from the Web for nightstick

No one in his entourage was allowed to carry a gun or a nightstick or any other weapon.
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Oliver noticed with an inane distinctness that he had started to swirl his nightstick as a large blue cat might switch its tail.
Young People's Pride|Stephen Vincent Benet
A big smile on his face and the splintered remains of his nightstick still stuck in his fist.
Arm of the Law|Harry Harrison
He'd done nearly five blocks before a flatfoot steps out of a doorway and waves a nightstick at him.
Torchy and Vee|Sewell Ford

He clutched his nightstick and scowled out from under the brim of his uniform cap.
Arm of the Law|Harry Harrison
His next aim was better; but this time the nightstick didn't connect.
Shorty McCabe on the Job|Sewell Ford

British Dictionary definitions for nightstick

night stick

noun

US and Canadian a heavy baton or club carried by a policeman, primaBritish equivalent: truncheon

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night stick

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British Dictionary definitions for nightstick

night stick

noun