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billy club

billy club noun: a short rounded truncheon used by policemen.

billy club: a short rounded truncheon used by policemen
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Noun

billy club (plural billy clubs)

  1. A short rounded truncheon used by policemen.
    • Mr. Nelson covered the Selma-to-Montgomery freedom marches, including Bloody Sunday, on March 7, 1965, when 600 marchers were attacked with billy clubs and tear gas.2009 October 21, Dennis Hevesi, “Jack Nelson, Journalist, Dies at 80”, in The New York Times, retrieved 12 Jun 2014

Synonyms of billy club

Forms of billy club

pluralbilly clubs
alternative formbillie club

Questions about billy club

What does billy club mean?
Billy club means a short rounded truncheon used by policemen.
What part of speech is billy club?
Billy club is a noun.
What is the plural of billy club?
The plural of billy club is billy clubs.

Words near billy club in the dictionary

  1. Billy Bunters
  2. billy buttons
  3. billy can
  4. billy cart
  5. billy carts
  6. billy club
  7. billy clubs
  8. Billy Dee
  9. Billy Elliot
  10. Billy Elliots
  11. billy goat

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