nightstick

noun

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as in baton
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment police officers fitted out with nightsticks and handcuffs

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“Nightstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightstick. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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