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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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.
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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
Contestants were humiliated or even beaten while ushers walked the aisles with billy clubs, threatening anyone who might leave.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
If the Second Amendment is not limited to firearms, Monday’s ruling also calls into question state-level bans on weapons like truncheons, saps, billy clubs, nunchucks, and the like.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
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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
Contestants were humiliated or even beaten while ushers walked the aisles with billy clubs, threatening anyone who might leave.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
If the Second Amendment is not limited to firearms, Monday’s ruling also calls into question state-level bans on weapons like truncheons, saps, billy clubs, nunchucks, and the like.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
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 19 Mar. 2025.
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