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