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
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Recent Examples of billy club
In August 1900, white civilians and white cops rioted as one, unleashing two days of indiscriminate attacks against dozens of Black Hell’s Kitchen residents using lead pipes, guns, knives, fists, and billy clubs in what remains one of the largest explosions of racist violence in city history.
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Erin Quinlan, Architectural Digest, 30 June 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
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Erin Quinlan, Architectural Digest, 30 June 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
See All Example Sentences for billy club
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billy club
Noun
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The arrival of a cane-sugar soda comes at a time when Coca-Cola is having success with sugar-free sodas and healthier drink options, like the relaunch of BodyArmor, and bottled water including Smartwater.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Klein, a dentist, went back to work in three weeks, using a cane.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Up-and-comer status gifted el Khaleel’s group, Mantronix, with the glory of a four-hundred-dollar gig at the rec center, home to youth basketball games, baton-twirling competitions, after-school child care, and — on occasion — community concerts.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Iger, who had passed the CEO baton in early 2020 and wrapped his affiliation with Disney at the end of 2021, ended up being asked to return to the corner office by the board amid flagging confidence in Chapek.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Billy club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billy%20club. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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