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
They were confronted by law enforcement, who attacked 600 of the protesters using billy clubs and tear gas.
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Ayana Archie, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
Law enforcement attacked 600 of the protesters with billy clubs and tear gas.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
These include air rifles, paintball guns, combat gloves, billy clubs, swords, axes, slingshots, metal water bottles, aerosol cans, ladders, BB guns, pellet guns, nunchucks, shovels or other things that could be used to hurt people or damage property.
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2024
The officers’ superior should give an order that if this happens again, use their billy clubs — start swinging and don’t stop until the screaming stops.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024
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Ayana Archie, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
Law enforcement attacked 600 of the protesters with billy clubs and tear gas.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
These include air rifles, paintball guns, combat gloves, billy clubs, swords, axes, slingshots, metal water bottles, aerosol cans, ladders, BB guns, pellet guns, nunchucks, shovels or other things that could be used to hurt people or damage property.
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2024
The officers’ superior should give an order that if this happens again, use their billy clubs — start swinging and don’t stop until the screaming stops.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billy club
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Other dolls in the Fashionistas line include a blind Barbie who carries a cane, a Barbie with Down syndrome, and a Barbie who uses a wheelchair.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Her patient that day last November used a cane, and Jiménez planned to park close so that her patient wouldn’t have to walk too far.—
Dave Altimari,
ProPublica,
30 June 2025
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Comey delivered her most fiery remarks yet, taking the baton after fellow prosecutor Christy Slavik delivered a five-hour closing argument on Thursday.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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Body camera and security footage captured during the rescue, shared by Corona Police on Facebook, showed police through the window of a blue sedan before one of the officers used a baton to smash the front driver’s side window to gain access to the vehicle.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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“Billy club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billy%20club. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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