Noun: billy club bi-lee klúb
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: truncheon)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: truncheon)
- A short stout club used primarily by policemen
"The officer carried a billy club as part of his standard equipment";
- truncheon, nightstick [N. Amer], baton, billy [N. Amer, informal], billystick [N. Amer]
Derived forms: billy clubs
Type of: club
Encyclopedia: Billy club