truncheon

Converse of object

• carry: Police were in riot gear and carrying truncheons as protective clothing.
• draw: They were repelled by police from several forces in riot gear and with truncheons drawn.
• have: She never had a rubber truncheon and had never even seen one till she went to prison after capture.
• illustrate: There are two Great Western Railroad Police and two Manchester and Leeds Railroad Police illustrated truncheons.
• include: Edinburgh Airport: weapons seized include automatic telescopic truncheons from Thailand and a selection of knuckledusters from Malaysia.
• shake: Rob Lyons Dark Blue by Ron Shelton Dark Blue has more cop clichés than you can shake a truncheon at.

Adjective modifier

• own: He disturbed thieves breaking into a goods wagon and was beaten to death, probably by his own truncheon.
• telescopic: They then searched him and found him to be in possession of a loaded.38 revolver and a telescopic truncheon.
• short: Each man carried a rattle to attract attention and a short truncheon for self-protection.
• long: Police command has informed me that officers were carrying their " Arnold batons " , long truncheons used in public order situations.

Modifies a noun

• wound: All of these injuries were truncheon wounds to the back of the head and some people were quite distressed.
• blow: Blair Peach, a white teacher, killed by a police truncheon blow to the head.

Noun used with modifier

• rubber: She never had a stick or a rubber truncheon.
• police: Blair Peach, a white teacher, killed by a police truncheon blow to the head.