"billy club" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: billy clubs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} billy club (plural billy clubs)
  1. A short rounded club used by policemen. Synonyms: billy, billystick, truncheon
    Sense id: en-billy_club-en-noun-nj2A5rX3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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