"nightstick" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nightsticks [plural]
Etymology: night + stick Etymology templates: {{compound|en|night|stick}} night + stick Head templates: {{en-noun}} nightstick (plural nightsticks)
  1. (US, law enforcement) A long, narrow, polelike club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense. Tags: US Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Weapons
    Sense id: en-nightstick-en-noun-MF8zV9U5 Disambiguation of Weapons: 43 3 53 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 2 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 1 54 Topics: government, law-enforcement
  2. (slang) The penis. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-nightstick-en-noun-JrEPyTmp
  3. (slang, uncommon) A person who spends much time in bars and nightclubs, and generally indulges themsleves during the night. Tags: slang, uncommon Categories (topical): Weapons
    Sense id: en-nightstick-en-noun-0ej1lQ7Y Disambiguation of Weapons: 43 3 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 2 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 1 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: truncheon, baton, nigger knocker [offensive], night stick Derived forms: nightstick fracture

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