truncheoned

trun·cheon

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [truhn-chuh n]
- /ˈtrʌn tʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [truhn-chuh n]
- /ˈtrʌn tʃən/

Definitions of truncheoned word

noun truncheoned the club carried by a police officer; billy. 1
noun truncheoned a staff representing an office or authority; baton. 1
noun truncheoned the shattered shaft of a spear. 1
noun truncheoned Obsolete. cudgel; bludgeon. 1
verb with object truncheoned Archaic. to beat with a club. 1

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Origin of truncheoned

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English tronchon fragment < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *trunciōn-, stem of *trunciō literally, a lopping. See trunk, -ion

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Parts of speech for Truncheoned

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adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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truncheoned popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for truncheoned

noun truncheoned

bastinadoed — Simple past tense and past participle of bastinado.
clubbed — having a thickened end, like a club
cudgeled — a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.

All 3 Synonyms of truncheoned