Synonyms of billy club

billy club

noun

as in cane

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

rapping the shoes of the sleeping vagrant with his billy club, the officer told him to move on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cane
• baton
• bat
• club
• staff
• billy
• mallet
• cudgel
• rod
• truncheon
• bludgeon
• nightstick
• mace
• bastinado
• hammer
• rung
• waddy
• shillelagh
• sap
• birch
• beetle
• walking stick
• hickory
• blackjack
• rattan
• maul
• switch
• sledgehammer
• knobkerrie
• whangee
• stave
• crook
• gavel
• crabstick
• crosier

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of billy club

On that day, civil rights marchers, protesting for voting rights for Black Americans, were attacked by state troopers with tear gas, billy clubs, and horses. — Kathy Schmitz, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025

Mayhem erupted when the strikers were attacked with tear gas and billy clubs. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025

As the handmaids spill into the crowd, using their knives at will, Phoebe gets hold of a gun and a billy club and uses both as though she’s been professionally trained. — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025

Law enforcement attacked 600 of the protesters with billy clubs and tear gas. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025