Meanings
plural billy clubs · alternative billie club
- 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 2014Synonyms: billy, billystick, truncheon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA short rounded truncheon used by policemen.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna short stout club used primarily by policemen
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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billy club. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/billy%20club
“billy club.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/billy%20club. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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