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knobkerrie

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Definition of knobkerrie

as in mace

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After that, my father consulted with our mailman, who went to his truck and returned with a large cannister of mace.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
According to Chicago police, 53 people were arrested, and nine weapons were recovered—including guns, knives, tasers, and bear mace.

— Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 27 May 2026

Definition of mace

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Their dynamic is instead a cudgel to beat the film into an even more revolting shape.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
The sports question has become a political cudgel for Republicans with an eye on growing divisions among Democrats over stances on certain transgender issues that polls show are unpopular with a majority of voters.

— Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026

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In one case reviewed by The Marshall Project, an incarcerated man reported being pepper-sprayed, choked, beaten with a baton and repeatedly called racial slurs by Kentucky officers who were later convicted.

— Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026
In 1979, de Halden accepted an invitation to take up the baton of festival head at the Berlin Film Festival, leaving his wife to lead Nyon with his support until 1993.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 July 2026

Definition of baton

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Peaceful protest marches were met with truncheons and bullets, and within two days, hundreds of people lay dead — at the hands of their own military.

— U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2025
Hundreds of people crowded the runway to greet Ali, pushing against a cordon of soldiers armed with truncheons.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025

Definition of truncheon

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He was also accused of stabbing the boy with a knife, hitting him with a nightstick and slamming his head into a vehicle.

— Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 20 Jan. 2026
No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.

— Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025

Definition of nightstick

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Also called billy button, sun ball, golf beauty, drumstick, and woolly head, craspedia stands out for its globe-like shape that sits atop a bare stem.

— Kate Nateras, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026
And almost certainly cross $1 billion globally, with $2 billy still in its sights.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026

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