as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
rapping the shoes of the sleeping vagrant with his billy club, the officer told him to move on
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Recent Examples of billy club
The officers’ superior should give an order that if this happens again, use their billy clubs — start swinging and don’t stop until the screaming stops.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024
Then, police officers attacked protesters with billy clubs, dragging them out of Grant Park in a show of bloody force.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Have some form of self-protection such as mace, pepper spray, a taser, a crowbar, a billy club, a small baseball bat or a metal flashlight.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Benitez’s latest ruling on billy clubs also faces further review.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024
Then, police officers attacked protesters with billy clubs, dragging them out of Grant Park in a show of bloody force.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Have some form of self-protection such as mace, pepper spray, a taser, a crowbar, a billy club, a small baseball bat or a metal flashlight.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Benitez’s latest ruling on billy clubs also faces further review.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for billy club
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“Billy club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billy%20club. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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