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for billy club
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Billy club \Bil"ly club`\, n.
see billy, n. 1.
[PJC] Billycock
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
billy club \billy club\ n.
a policeman's club; a nightstick.
Syn: truncheon, nightstick, billy, billy club.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Billy \Bil"ly\, n.
1. A club; esp., a policeman's club. Also called billy club
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. (Wool Manuf.) A slubbing or roving machine.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
billy club
n 1: a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn:
truncheon, nightstick, baton, billy, billystick,
billy club]
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