"nightstick" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From night + stick.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "A long, narrow, polelike club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense."
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          "narrow"
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          "polelike",
          "polelike"
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          "club",
          "club"
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          "carried",
          "carry"
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          "police",
          "police"
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        [
          "security",
          "security"
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          "personnel",
          "personnel"
        ],
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          "self-defense",
          "self-defense"
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        "(US, law enforcement) A long, narrow, polelike club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense."
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      "glosses": [
        "The penis."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) The penis."
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "A person who spends much time in bars and nightclubs, and generally indulges themsleves during the night."
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          "person"
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          "spends much time",
          "spend time"
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          "bar",
          "bar"
        ],
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          "nightclub",
          "nightclub"
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          "generally",
          "generally"
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        [
          "indulge",
          "indulge"
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          "night",
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        "(slang, uncommon) A person who spends much time in bars and nightclubs, and generally indulges themsleves during the night."
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      "word": "attitude-adjuster"
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      "word": "baton"
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      "word": "truncheon"
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      "glosses": [
        "The penis."
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        "(slang) The penis."
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        "A person who spends much time in bars and nightclubs, and generally indulges themsleves during the night."
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          "nightclub",
          "nightclub"
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          "generally"
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          "indulge",
          "indulge"
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          "night",
          "night"
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        "(slang, uncommon) A person who spends much time in bars and nightclubs, and generally indulges themsleves during the night."
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