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noun

a special club carried by a policeman; billy.

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Origin of night stick

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

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How to use night stick in a sentence

No one in his entourage was allowed to carry a gun or a nightstick or any other weapon.
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A big smile on his face and the splintered remains of his nightstick still stuck in his fist.
Arm of the Law|Harry Harrison
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
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

At the bottom of the stair the policeman rapped on a door with his nightstick, a good loud rap.
The Boy With the U.S. Census|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
The policeman, although nonchalantly swinging a nightstick, appeared to be watching him.
The Adventures of Jimmie Dale|Frank L. Packard

British Dictionary definitions for night stick

night stick

noun

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

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