| 单词 | truncheon |
| 例句 | He would flog her to death with a rubber truncheon. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Will the two fat black policemen with sjamboks and truncheons burst open the door again? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "Out," he says, motioning with the rubber truncheon. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z "We know you didn't work alone," says Wangemann, tapping his truncheon against his palm. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The fat kapo came through the barracks, his truncheon at the ready. he growled. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Blows were random, unexpected, and undeserved: a rubber truncheon across the back, a gun butt to the ribs, a kick in the rear or the stomach. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z From behind him there emerged a broad-chested guard with a long black truncheon in his hand. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He hears blows, the dull thuds of a truncheon, the kick of boots, the shackling of handcuffs. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z He was like to die—the broken truncheon in his side. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the corner of my eye I see Dutchy on the floor, under a policeman’s truncheon. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He felt the smash of truncheons on his elbows and iron-shod boots on his shins; he saw himself groveling on the floor, screaming for mercy through broken teeth. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A Policeman pushed his way through the throng, scattering the people with his truncheon. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Even the streets leading up to its outer barriers were roamed by gorilla-faced guards in black uniforms, armed with jointed truncheons. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The police countered by dispersing mourners with tear gas, police dogs, rubber bullets and truncheons. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A fat man wearing the same uniform as the prisoners thundered through the barracks, a truncheon in his hand. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it was fists, sometimes it was truncheons, sometimes it was steel rods, sometimes it was boots. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Now will you stop lying to me, boy,” he shook the truncheon in my face. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His truncheon strikes Helmuth in the stomach, so fast he doesn't see it coming. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The policeman went over to the table and shook a truncheon in her face, warning her to shut up or else. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The policeman lifted his truncheon, and I closed my eyes, expecting a blow; it didn’t come. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He held it up like a boy holding a stick of rock or a constable with his truncheon, looked at it, nibbled its tail. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The prison guards grip their truncheons, pulsing pulsing pulsing. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The room was full of solid men in black uniforms, with iron-shod boots on their feet and truncheons in their hands. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z All he had eyes for was the truncheon in the guard’s hand. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In "Forty Days," his book about the experience, Simon said the newsmen were interrogated, beaten with canes and truncheons, and starved by their captors. Bob Simon of '60 Minutes' is killed in car accident in New York 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Thugs patrol the city with truncheons and guns. I witness 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z The film’s unnerving railway station scenes — panoramic views of frustrated crowds surging forward, barely contained by nervous police officers with truncheons — underscore these changes and the growing specter of civil war. Film: Following Workers? Trails of Tears in China 2010-08-29T02:23:00Z "He plays a copper chasing the gang with a truncheon during a massive fight scene," he says. This Is England redux 2010-09-03T23:03:00Z Photo: BBC/Wall To Wall Harmless old buffers tackle uncomplicated cold cases while swatting irritably at the vagaries of modern life with their orthopaedic truncheons. Top Gear, New Tricks, Lewis ? the television shows that won't die 2011-08-12T23:11:04Z One register is busy, surrealistic, grotesque: a Brobdingnagian nude woman swarmed with small figures in chaotic sexual poses; mummy-like forms, zippers up their thorax; body parts free-floating or severed; truncheons; bizarre machinery. 4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Suddenly other young men - some armed with truncheons taken from the police - formed a human chain outside the main gates on Tahrir Square in an attempt to protect the collection inside. Egypt's military secures famed antiquities museum 2011-01-29T01:22:13Z One passage, written in the second person, describes an indeterminate “you” eating a slice of cake topped with whipped cream when outside, riot police wearing gas masks and carrying truncheons beat protesters. ‘Owlish’ Is a Darkly Fantastical Parable About Totalitarianism 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z This is an amazing transformation in a region where, a half-century ago, commentary about racial civil liberties was often made with hoses, truncheons, jail cells and knotted ropes. Museum Review: National Civil Rights Museum to Reopen After Reconstruction 2014-04-01T20:53:41Z They do a zany dance with truncheons and he runs about with a paper aeroplane; there's some deliberately bad security-themed hip-hop and curious bursts of Shakespeare and Tommy Cooper. Discombobulated ? review 2011-08-09T11:28:02Z It looks like a really thick truncheon: a big, solid mass. A black pudding saved my life 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z We snap back to the present, where Cortez—that’s the name on the back of the football jersey of this conquistador—flicks down an eye shield and snaps a truncheon to the ready. From Grunt Style to “Warcore,” Civilians Are Embracing Military Fashion 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Human Rights Watch in 2011 reported major human rights abuses in Vietnam, where people "beaten with truncheons, given electric shocks, locked in isolation, deprived of food and water, and obliged to work even longer hours." When did vegan cheese get so good? 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z The butcher handed one of their puddings to the prince, who said, “My word, it’s like a truncheon, isn’t it? Will you please give Mr McCabe my best wishes?” A black pudding saved my life 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z The sensation wasn’t as bad as being thumped by a truncheon, but it was plenty exasperating. Review | Pointless Theatre’s slapdash ‘Don Cristóbal’ 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z I got on a lorry so many times, but every time I was taken off by the police; they hit my legs with truncheons. 'My worries are not over': diary of a 16-year-old Afghan refugee 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z It's almost hate, hard like a truncheon's thwack.As unforgiving as corporal punishment. Poetry workshop: Names 2011-07-12T10:04:43Z Footage circulated on social media showing riot police spraying tear gas and bashing protesters with truncheons. Will Scandal Sink Emmanuel Macron? 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Prosecutor Sarah Jones KC said he slapped and bit the woman and then threatened to abuse her with his truncheon. 'Animal' Dorset Police officer guilty of raping friend 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The guards used rubber truncheons, plastic piping, wooden rulers and knotted pieces of rope, or just kicked prisoners, he said. They Were Captured by the Russians. Then the Hardest Fight Began. 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z "The regime beat me in the back, they kicked me and used truncheons to hit me. They shot my friend, and others too. All because I took part in the demonstrations." Tales of bloody Iran protest crackdown at border crossing 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z OVD-Info, an independent Russian human rights monitor, said officers resorted to using stun guns and truncheons on the crowds. Ukraine war round-up: Russia admits call-up mistakes after clashes 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Dozens of videos posted to social media showed protesters confronting police and other security officials in Makhachkala, with OVD-Info reporting that officers resorted to using stun guns and truncheons on the crowds. Ukraine war: Protests in Russian Dagestan region against new draft 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Ever since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the regime has used coercion, intimidation, truncheons and tear gas to snuff out protest and smother free expression. Opinion | A woman’s death shows the tyranny of Iran’s regime 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z In St. Petersburg, near St. Isaac’s Cathedral, police beat some protesters with truncheons, the rights group reported. Putin drafts up to 300,000 reservists, backs annexation amid war losses 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z I regret that the heads and bodies of police officers got in the way of your truncheons and flagpoles while you were engaging in Legitimate Political Discourse at the Capitol. Opinion | Dear Insurrectionists and Fascists: I’m sorry I offended you 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The baton that Reagan passed to a new generation became a truncheon in Gingrich’s hands. Review | Tracing the Republican Party’s devolution to one man: Newt Gingrich 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z TV footage of the riot showed clouds of teargas from exploding canisters fired by police, while security personnel including police and soldiers chased stone-throwing youths and beat them with truncheons. Uganda police fire teargas to quell protest over fuel prices 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z But Israeli police at the hospital gate refused to let the crowd through and, within minutes, a squad in riot gear pushed forward, setting off stun grenades and beating back the mourners with truncheons. Massive crowds, police beatings as journalist’s funeral is held in Jerusalem 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z “As they began beating me with their rubber truncheons, the officer shot fallen demonstrators,” Dr. Mirsky recounted. Jonathan Mirsky, chronicler and critic of China, dies at 88 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z From outside Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 18, Ms. Ward reported that Taliban fighters had beat people trying to escape with truncheons and fired on crowds. Clarissa Ward of CNN Looks Back on the Afghanistan War 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Far from protecting fellow Afghans, they used ropes, truncheons, sticks, whips, rifle butts, shots in the air and — when all else failed — shots in bodies to keep their compatriots back from a chance at escape. Last stop in Kabul: Airport is chaotic way station with scenes of pathos 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z During the crackdown, he pushed police officers beating a woman with truncheons. AP PHOTOS: Belarus political prisoners, from teen to retiree 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z He denied the charges, saying he was only trying to protect an elderly man who had been beaten by police, and he just tossed away a truncheon dropped by one of the officers. In Belarus, yellow tags single out political prisoners 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z He said Kazimirov was held on his knees for several hours in custody and beaten with truncheons. Belarusian protester fights extradition from Russia 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z One video, widely shared on social media, appeared to show officers hitting a man on the ground with their truncheons. Covid-19: Dutch police break up anti-lockdown protest 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z “The fact that people were driven into courtyards with truncheons, where they continue to protest, does not mean the end of the political crisis,” political analyst Artyom Shraibman said. Lukashenko stages Belarusian "People's Assembly" as opposition cries foul 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z They forced young protesters into corners and against walls before moving in, beating them with truncheons and dragging them away. Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is back in court, facing a criminal libel case he says is political 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Videos of the protests showed riot police striking people with truncheons and throwing them to the ground. More protests called in Moscow to demand Navalny’s release 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Footage of the protests showed riot police beating people with truncheons and throwing them on the ground. Court fines Navalny’s wife after protests in Moscow 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Police have used stun grenades, tear gas and truncheons to disperse the rallies, and thousands of people have been detained and brutally beaten. Rights group: 13 detained during rallies in Belarus 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z Police have used stun grenades, tear gas and truncheons to disperse the rallies. Protesters in Belarus keep pushing for leader’s resignation 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z The footage showed police punching, kicking and using a truncheon on Michel Zecler, who alleged that they also racially abused him several times. Four French police charged over beating of black music producer 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z Police used stun grenades, tear gas and truncheons to disperse the rallies. Over 180 detained in Belarus during anti-government protests 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z It shows three officers kicking, punching and using their truncheons on the man after he entered his studio. Paris police officers suspended over beating of black music producer 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z The published video images, both from a security camera inside the studio and filmed by neighbors outside, show officers repeatedly punching him and beating him with a truncheon. Paris police suspended over beating of Black man 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z It showed Yevgeny Makarov being held face down on a desk as more than a dozen prison officers took turns to beat his feet with truncheons. Russian court acquits prison bosses in high-profile torture case 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Police used stun grenades, tear gas and truncheons to disperse the rallies and detained thousands, beating many of them brutally. Retirees protest Belarus leader on 100th day since vote 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z And having hitched its wagon to a plummeting cinder, the party is about to have a rendezvous with a surly electorate wielding a truncheon. Opinion | Trump will end his presidency as he began it: Whining 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z The EU’s longest internal border, it is patrolled by police armed with truncheons, pistols and night vision goggles. Croatian police accused of 'sickening' assaults on migrants on Balkans trail 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Police quickly moved to disperse the protest with water cannons, stun grenades and truncheons, preventing groups of people in different parts of the city from merging into one large gathering. Belarus ramps up crackdown on protests, detains over 700 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z During the first days after the election, police used tear gas, truncheons and rubber bullets to disperse crowds. Belarus detains 500 at weekend anti-government protests 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z This is the tactic of tyranny: truncheons, riot police, arrests — intended to send a chill down the spine. Opinion | Belarus’s leader grasps for every trick in the dictator’s handbook 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z However, searches of his house after his arrest revealed Nazi paraphernalia, along with an authentic North Wales Police sergeant's uniform and truncheon, the source of which has never been identified. 'The serial killer who sent me a Christmas card' 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z The protesters expressing anger over the outcome of Sunday’s election faced rows of riot police who moved quickly to disperse them, firing flash-bang grenades and beating the demonstrators with truncheons. Belarus: Anger erupts over president’s election to 6th term 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z They faced rows of riot police in black uniforms who moved quickly to disperse the demonstrators, firing flash-bang grenades and beating them with truncheons. Belarus’ leader wins sixth term with over 80% of votes 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z Handcuffs and truncheons never dulled his belief in confrontation. John Lewis, front-line civil rights leader and eminence of Capitol Hill, dies at 80 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Authorities swung truncheons, fired tear gas and charged on horseback, sending many to the hospital. Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and `American hero’ 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z He is also thought to have carried out at least 20 beatings with clubs and police truncheons in the two decades previously. 'The serial killer who sent me a Christmas card' 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Authorities shoved, then swung their truncheons, fired tear gas and charged on horseback, sending many to the hospital and horrifying much of the nation. US Rep. John Lewis, civil rights icon, dead at 80 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Footage showed police kicking and beating people with truncheons while protesters pelted officers with stones and bottles, after thousands chanting for the resignation of President Aleksandar Vucic gathered outside the building. Dozens injured in Belgrade rioting sparked by new virus lockdown 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z The air filled with the whacks and thuds of truncheons on jackets, flesh and bone. Trump Didn’t ‘Send In the Troops.’ They Were Already There. 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z That Wallace set state troopers loose with whips and truncheons on the Selma marches on “Bloody Sunday” in 1965. Stop comparing Trump to the infamous racist George Wallace. It's unfair to Wallace | Samuel G Freedman 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z They have attacked with fists, truncheons, shields - and cars. Editorial Roundup: New York 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z “They weren’t in anyone’s way just simply doing their job. To be belted with an armored shield and then our reporter cop a truncheon in the back is abhorrent,” he said in a statement. Australia investigating assault by police of TV news crew reporting from White House protest 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z How exactly are these pressures morally preferable to those that used to be administered by truncheons in the back of police stations? Opinion | Our plea bargain system can make the innocent admit guilt. Enter Michael Flynn. 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z And who breaks a kite upon a truncheon? Perspective | Until 1970, it was illegal to fly a kite in Washington. Hippies got the law changed. 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z Trump's followers are co-conspirators and human truncheons in his white supremacist campaign against the full and equal rights of nonwhite people and America's multiracial democracy. So much for the "liberal media": Chattering-class hypocrisy is supporting Trump's rule 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Hundreds of peaceful marchers were setting off on the march to the state Capitol in Montgomery when they were set upon by Alabama state troopers with truncheons and whips. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, beloved civil rights icon, says he has pancreatic cancer 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z Armed with truncheons, pistols and night vision goggles, they patrol the EU’s longest external border. ‘Blood on the ground’ at Croatia’s borders as brutal policing persists 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z Police used tear gas and truncheons as hundreds of protesters torched buses and blocked roads. Riots erupt in Delhi over India's citizenship law 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z The police beat back protesters with truncheons, but large crowds protesting the election continued to assemble in central Algiers. Unrest Marks Algerian Election, as Protesters Boycott the Vote 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Rioters threw paving stones and petrol bombs while police fired baton rounds and used truncheons. Barcelona braces for mass separatist protest 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z “Then suddenly the police starting beating people with their truncheons.” New generation, new tactics: the changing face of Catalan protests 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z In the neighboring Wanchai bar and restaurant district, police fought running battles with protesters, beating them with truncheons. Hong Kong police fire tear gas as march turns into violent chaos 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z Video showed an officer drawing his gun on protesters who beat him with his own truncheon during the disturbance. China labels HK protests as 'near terrorism' 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Police, wearing riot gear and brandishing truncheons later arrived at the airport, where they clashed with protesters. HK flights resume as airport restricts protesters 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z At a mass rally on July 27, police took almost 1,400 people into custody and violently clashed with the thousands of protesters, beating some with truncheons. Russian political crisis grows with more arrests in Moscow 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z A young bicyclist was beaten with truncheons as he lay on the pavement still straddling his bike. The Latest: Arrests at unsanctioned Moscow protest up to 600 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z But that wasn’t a sanctioned rally, and protesters faced a harsh police crackdown that included violent beatings with truncheons and the arrest of nearly 1,400 for participating in an unsanctioned rally. Amid protests, defiance against Kremlin and Beijing rises 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Police, wearing riot gear and brandishing truncheons, arrived at the airport and clashed with protesters. China labels HK protests as 'near terrorism' 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z In one video posted to social media, a policeman is seen frantically drawing his gun at protesters after being attacked with his own truncheon. HK flights resume as airport restricts protesters 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z In one sequence in the PLA video, titled “anti-riot drill footage”, ranks of troops advance with shields and truncheons on protesters, firing rifles into the air. China's Hong Kong PLA garrison releases video with scenes of... 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z The protests intensified on Saturday, when police arrested more than 1,300 protesters and violently beat other demonstrators with truncheons in the center of Moscow. Russian opposition leader released from hospital amid speculations of poisoning 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z They later used pepper spray several times to disperse the crowds and beat some of the protesters with truncheons, who in turn used umbrellas to defend themselves. Demonstrators and police clash in Hong Kong 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z But instead, his own truncheon was taken from him and he was beaten with it after being rushed into a corner. China labels HK protests as 'near terrorism' 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z "Unjustified arrests, unexplained delays, police cordons, masks and truncheons," nationalist lawmaker and former soccer executive Igor Lebedev commented on Twitter, describing last month's Russian Cup final in Samara. A year after World Cup, Russia toasts big soccer crowds 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z “Unjustified arrests, unexplained delays, police cordons, masks and truncheons,” nationalist lawmaker and former soccer executive Igor Lebedev commented on Twitter, describing last month’s Russian Cup final in Samara. A year after World Cup, Russia toasts big soccer crowds 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Police formed three-deep defensive lines equipped with riot shields, truncheons and guns. Hong Kong's identity as a city of rights and freedom is under threat – so we protest | Antony Dapiran 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Rubber bullets, truncheons and tear gas now greet the protesters, preferred by forces sent by Mr. Macron’s interior minister, who sat in the front row at the news conference. A Chastened Macron Says ‘I Can Do Better’ 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Police say he died after falling from a truck, while his friends say he was beaten by police with truncheons. Wit and grit: Algeria’s sizeable youth lead fight for change 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Riot police bristling with truncheons and protective gear tried to block the deluge of people walking along the major boulevards of Algiers, the capital, activists said, before finally giving in and letting them pass. How the military piggybacked on populist uprisings in Algeria and Sudan 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a cosh is "a stout stick, bludgeon or truncheon; a length of metal used as a life-preserver". This week's most-Googled questions 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z He’s such a menace that it’s tempting to cheer any vituperative critic and grab any handy truncheon. Opinion | Who’s the Real American Psycho? 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z The eagle motif and helmet were drawn from fascism, the permanently drawn truncheon from police on the picket line, the zips, chains and knee pads from punk. Fascist Spain meets British punk: the subversive genius of Judge Dredd | Ian Dunt 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z That night about a thousand demonstrators defied the curfew, resulting in an estimated 500 police wading into the park waving truncheons. A week in 1968 that still haunts Democratic Party 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z They punch the soles of his feet first, then thrash them with truncheons. Russian outcry over prison brutality video 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z Anger over policing bubbled over again last year when a young black man in another Paris suburb suffered severe anal injuries caused by a truncheon during his arrest. Police officer charged for shooting that sparked riots in France 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z “The truncheon’s blow is free; the university also must be.” Can Strikes in France Still Make a Difference? 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z She respects the crustaceans' truncheons, but her scientific interests concern their other amazing features — their eyes. This creature has the oddest eyes in the animal kingdom 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Their wages shrivelled by inflation post-World War One, police officers in the Massachusetts city got organised and in 1919 downed their truncheons. The world's strangest strikes 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z When they arrived, they say the man attacked them with stones and some sort of a truncheon. German police shoot and kill man who attacked bakery workers 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Blows from a telescopic truncheon were aimed at a knee in what was immediately interpreted as an attempt to prevent her competing in that year’s Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, then seven weeks away. I, Tonya strips away the rhinestones but fails the real victim of Harding’s story | Richard Williams 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z The magistrates were taking no chances, and had signed up 400 special constables armed with long wooden truncheons. The bloody clash that changed Britain 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z When he reached the police line, a policeman hit him once with a truncheon, then they allowed him to continue. The best photographs of 2017 – by the people who shot them 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z On the streets of Manila, meanwhile, a phalanx of about a hundred riot police officers with shields and truncheons clashed Monday with about 300 protesters as they marched near the American Embassy. Trump Lauds ‘Great Relationship’ With Duterte in Manila 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The month began with violence, as Spanish riot police wielding truncheons cracked down on an Oct. Catalan separatist leader emerges in Brussels, vows to continue the fight 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Though some defended and even applauded the harsh police tactics, many of the 58 percent who did not vote decried the use of truncheons and rubber bullets — but still say the referendum is invalid. ‘We don’t know how good we have it here’: Many Catalans don’t want a break with Spain 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z Contrary to the assertions of the authorities, fewer than a quarter were crushed in the crowd: more than 200 were sabred, 70 battered by truncheons, and 188 trampled by horses. The bloody clash that changed Britain 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z National forces in riot gear began charging into schools as soon as the polls opened, clearing crowds with truncheons and rubber bullets. As Catalans Voted, ‘Dying With Fear’ at High School Turned Polling Place 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z “They started hitting us with truncheons but didn’t use their guns,” he said. Catalan referendum: 'Police threw us aside … and more vanloads arrived' 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z As the police attempted to clear a way for the National Front, truncheons and riot shields were deployed against those obstructing it. A look back at the Battle of Lewisham - BBC News 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z When you think of riot police, the typical image is of them spilling from armoured vehicles with truncheons to face off against a large mass. The new horsemen: why American riot police embraced the bicycle 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Soon after the largest march, on June 15, the police and the Basij militia came out in force, spraying tear gas and beating people with truncheons. Aleppo After the Fall 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z A truncheon, they say, rammed into his backside, leaving him hospitalised for two weeks. Paris unrest: Banlieue youths see French state as the enemy - BBC News 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z For one, medical examiners determined that Théo — whose full name has not been released — suffered a wound from a police truncheon, which had been shoved into his rectum. ‘Justice must pass’: French president makes rare appearance in Paris suburbs to address riots 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z The officers with firearms seemed more willing than their colleagues without guns to use truncheons and other implements against protestors. Demand decisions based on evidence, not ideology 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z The protesters were facing off against countless blue-helmeted Alabama state troops armed with whips and truncheons. John Lewis, Donald Trump, and the Meaning of Legitimacy 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Beyond the jackboot, the truncheon and the gun, their chief weapon was the lie: “organized deception,” in Brendon’s words. Six books for insight on a Trump presidency 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Last month, masked men carrying pistols, knives and truncheons stormed a Greenpeace campsite and severely beat volunteer firefighters in southern Russia. Amnesty International locked out of Moscow office 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z A tree-lined boulevard led up to Beijing 101’s front entrance, where two guards with truncheons watched over the security gate. Is China’s gaokao the world’s toughest school exam? | Alec Ash 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Now instead, officers with small, round shields and truncheons drawn went on the offensive, breaking up the crowd and making arrests. Orgreave: The battle that's not over - BBC News 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Police issued an ultimatum to the group to surrender following violent scenes late on Friday when police with truncheons and stun grenades clashed with protesters. Armenia gunmen surrender after seizing police station - BBC News 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z Police with truncheons and stun grenades charged at protesters shouting "Free independent Armenia" and "Serge, leave!" Armenia police clash with protesters amid hostage crisis - BBC News 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z Somehow with just 19 pro victories he had quick-lipped his way into a world-heavyweight bout with Sonny Liston, the gangsters’ pal with the truncheon fists, against whom he was an 8-1 underdog. When Ali was still Clay, the old white sportswriters didn’t know what to think 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z After he stumbled to the ground, they kicked him and beat him with truncheons. Kenyan police in fresh clashes with political activists 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z When the order came to draw their truncheons and charge at the crowd of miners, Paul and a few of his colleagues were uneasy. Orgreave: The battle that's not over - BBC News 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Police said in a statement Sunday the religious minority group and the Chechens were living in the same refugee shelter and went after each other with truncheons and knives on Saturday night. Groups of asylum-seekers clash at German shelter, 5 injured 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Police stop him and throw him to the ground, then repeatedly hit him with truncheons before carrying him away. Sporting Lisbon lodges complaint about police hitting fan 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Rising bread prices caused riots in several regions, quickly pacified with cash and police truncheons. Baku to the future 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z After he stumbled to the ground, they laid into him with truncheons and boots. Kenyan police launch inquiry after officers filmed beating protester 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z One miner was hit so hard the officer broke his truncheon. Orgreave: The battle that's not over - BBC News 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Munir, a 15-year-old from Herat, Afghanistan, described being pinned down by Macedonian police a week ago and beaten with a truncheon so ferociously they broke his arm. The refugee children of Idomeni: alone, far from home but clinging to hope 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z The Syrians were beaten back with shields and truncheons, and sprayed with fire extinguishers. ‘I've tried to find a way to enjoy this life’: Syrian refugees one year on 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z They ran into bars and restaurants, dragging patrons out to the sidewalks and beating them with truncheons. “Baghdad by the Bay”: San Francisco is slowly devolving into a crypto police state 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Hundreds of police with batons, truncheons and shields are blocking the protesters from getting near the venue. Anti-Apec protests take place in Manila - BBC News 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z The men, women and children fleeing war and poverty were being forced to improvise after their once-straightforward route to the havens of Germany and Sweden was blocked by Hungary’s barbed wire and truncheons this week. Asylum seekers confront repeated rejection as Europe puts up roadblocks 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Tempers occasionally flared and at least one policeman wielded his truncheon to stop people breaking through the police cordon. Migrants undeterred by Balkan storms and Hungarian clampdown 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Too real because the Italian police were apparently not kidding in their determination to smash truncheons in people’s faces, and too fake because … where were the people on whose behalf we were demonstrating? What the 90s meant: in with hedonism, out with believing in something 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Wielding truncheons, pipes and sticks with nails, they faced off against police carrying shields and truncheons. Death toll from violent protest in Ukraine rises to 2 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z They described varied and vicious tortures: truncheon beatings, lashes with a leather cord, waterboarding, sleep deprivation and solitary confinement. Canadian family campaigns for release of father detained and tortured in UAE 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Migrants were beaten back with truncheons and riot shields by Macedonian security forces on Friday. Macedonia migrants: Groups board train at border - BBC News 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z When some surged forward, officers beat them with truncheons. Police battle migrants on Macedonia's border with Greece 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Many became accustomed to beating and kicking prisoners – sometimes to the point of death – with their jackboots, sticks, truncheons and, in the case of Irma Grese, with a whip made of cellophane. The Forgotten Brutality of Female Nazi Concentration Camp Guards 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z As well as the unlawful killings, others abducted by Hamas were subjected to torture, including severe beatings with truncheons, gun butts, hoses and wire, or held in stress positions. Hamas executed 23 Palestinians under cover of Gaza conflict, says Amnesty 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Arnaldo Cestaro, who was 62 at the time, was badly hurt after being struck by truncheons in a police raid on a school housing the protesters. Italian police 'tortured' Genoa G8 protester, says ECHR 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Once there, however, they found themselves subject to special torments, ranging from running a gantlet of truncheons to heavy labor, like rock-breaking. How the Concentration Camps Worked 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z On the other was the Alabama state troopers, helmeted and holstered, carrying truncheons and wearing gas masks, who were eager to play the brutal role assigned them by history. Race relations 50 years after Selma 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Equipped at first with just a wooden truncheon and whistle he spent his first 15 years working in Camden Borough. Bob the Bobby retires after 47 years 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z But on Friday, the protest grew, and riot police officers waving truncheons interposed themselves between the two sides. Pakistan’s Old Curse 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z As darkness fell, police cracked down hard, beating demonstrators with truncheons and injuring hundreds in the melee. Toys talk to kids about Velvet Revolution 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z They allege beatings with rubber truncheons or plastic bottles filled with water. Thousands jailed in Uzbekistan on politically motivated charges, report says 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z On one morning, an Iraqi police officer assisting the Kurds beat back the crowd with a truncheon and, from time to time, soldiers fired warning shots with their pistols in an attempt to bring order. Back and Forth, Wearily, Across the ISIS Border 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z That was where American liberalism cracked wide open, police truncheons bloodied countless anti-Vietnam protesters, and the party itself was severely hobbled by civil strife. Road Trip: A look back at the 1968 Democratic National Convention 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Cell phone photos show dissidents bleeding on the ground, their arms feebly trying to block the blows of police truncheons. Obama's Double Standards for Dictators 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z One had a video on his cellphone of 20 uniformed Nigerian soldiers using truncheons and whips to beat a crowd of young men, stripped and on their knees, in Maiduguri’s market. Boko Haram: Terror’s Insidious New Face Footage from archive news reports posted online shows police smashing windows, hitting people with truncheons, and dragging people away to be arrested. The battle scars of Stonehenge 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z “Everyone knows that the Cubans control military intelligence, police intelligence,” he added, standing near dozens of soldiers in riot gear, armed with shotguns, tear gas and truncheons, who blocked demonstrators from marching on government offices. Caracas Journal: Protesting in Venezuela, With Antipathy Toward Cuba 2014-03-26T00:49:58Z Television footage showed police helmets and truncheons flying through the air and officers pushed down the terraces by fans wearing red and white striped Guadalajara shirts. Mexican stadium closed after fans riot, 17 arrests 2014-03-24T00:48:04Z In the mayhem, Mr Coombes said he lost his truncheon, shield and helmet. 'Flamethrower attack' on Blakelock 2014-03-05T12:36:57Z They were beaten with truncheons by riot police officers, arrested, jailed and put on trial. Op-Ed Contributor: Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot on the Olympics’ Deceptive Face 2014-02-20T09:59:58Z On Tuesday night, police in began to storm the protest camp in the center of the capital, Kiev, using water canons, tear gas, truncheons and rubber bullets. 18 Dead in Ukraine Protests 2014-02-18T23:35:26Z Mr Korkmuz was one of six people to die in the protests after he was beaten with baseball bats and truncheons while trying to escape police at a demonstration in the western town of Eskisehir. Turkey protest death police on trial 2014-02-03T10:57:11Z "There were those three bulky guys with truncheons," said Gazaryan, "and now they were saying I was threatening him." Sochi Olympic critics get terrorist treatment 2013-12-17T14:30:13Z Klitschko, increasingly seen as a national leader-in-waiting, told Sunday's crowd that their protests must remain peaceful, adding: "We do not want to be kept quiet by a policeman's truncheon." Protesters fell Lenin statue, tell Ukraine's president 'you're next' 2013-12-09T07:07:49Z Scenes of young protesters being beaten and bloodied with truncheons, some as they lay on the ground offering no resistance, enraged a country that views itself as inherently peaceful. Kiev Teems With Pro-Europe Protesters as Thousands More Gather 2013-12-08T15:42:06Z The police, fearing that the Maidan would spread even deeper into the government quarter of the city, began to fight them back with truncheons. 18 Dead in Ukraine Protests 2014-02-18T23:35:26Z The demonstrations in Kiev were galvanized when Yanukovych's government sent in riot police with truncheons to break up a small, peaceful rally in the middle of the night, injuring dozens. Boxing champ turns opposition leader in Ukraine 2013-12-04T23:03:23Z KIEV, Ukraine — After helmeted riot police stormed Independence Square here early Saturday, spraying tear gas, throwing stun grenades and swinging truncheons, dozens of young protesters ran, terrified, scattering up the streets. Ukrainian Protesters Find Powerful Ally in Orthodox Church 2013-12-04T20:05:18Z Police used tear gas, flash grenades and truncheons to contain a few thousand people who attempted to attack the presidential administration building, the Associated Press . Kiev Protests Turn Violent 2013-12-01T23:35:23Z Video on social media websites showed security forces in riot gear using truncheons to disperse large crowds. Deadly clashes in Saudi capital 2013-11-10T13:13:32Z As protesters grappled with riot police officers in helmets swinging truncheons, investigators say, Mr. Belousov “threw rocks and pieces of asphalt, broke through the cordon and attacked police officers.” Trial Sends Warning to Rank-and-File Putin Foes 2013-06-09T02:12:04Z Gangs of youths burnt tires, barricaded streets and threw rocks at security officials who chased them with tear gas and truncheons through various neighborhoods in the impoverished capital on Friday. At least three killed in violent Guinea election protest 2013-05-03T23:08:08Z But when the ambulances got to the other side, police got out from the ambulances, they attacked us with truncheons from one side and the horses from the other side. Margaret Thatcher's death greeted with little sympathy by Orgreave veterans 2013-04-08T22:22:16Z Several hundred opposition supporters faced police with truncheons outside, chanting: "Acquittal!" and "Freedom!" Kyrgyz MPs jailed for plotting coup 2013-03-29T16:21:45Z But days later, local police surged into Shangpu to clear away the gutted vehicles, firing volleys of tear gas and beating up villagers with truncheons. For China's rising political star, an early test 2013-03-14T03:37:19Z "They didn't say a thing and started firing teargas and beating villagers with truncheons," said a young villager who witnessed the incident. Police fire teargas on China village after land grab protest 2013-03-10T17:30:59Z More than 20 security officers with truncheons hanging from their belts were also present in the room, prompting a protest from the defendents' lawyer. Saudi Arabia jails two prominent rights activists for 10 years 2013-03-09T15:20:05Z Much of the violence has been between rock-throwing demonstrators and security forces using tear gas and wielding truncheons, though witnesses said police were also firing guns in an effort to disperse protesters. Guinea says investigating shootings as protest death toll mounts 2013-03-02T18:34:08Z Clashes broke out between rock-throwing youths and security forces armed with truncheons and teargas grenades. Guinea urges calm after anti-government protest turns violent 2013-02-28T12:40:29Z The government said a 4,000-strong security contingent, including armed police with truncheons and anti-riot gear, had been deployed on the streets to keep order. Thousands in Guinea demand graft-free vote 2013-02-18T19:06:31Z They had torches on their helmets, like miners, and were hitting some old people with truncheons who were sleeping in tents. Police fire teargas on China village after land grab protest 2013-03-10T17:30:59Z Outside the terminal police beat some strikers with truncheons. Workers and police clash at airport during Iberia strike 2013-02-18T15:04:23Z In the southeastern city of Chittagong, one person was killed when police opened fire and used truncheons during demonstrations, police and witnesses said. Bangladesh Islamist gets life for 1971 war crimes 2013-02-05T18:07:51Z Police opened fire and used truncheons during demonstrations in the southeastern city of Chittagong and one person was killed, police and witnesses said. Bangladesh Islamist sentenced to life in prison for war crimes 2013-02-05T12:31:40Z Footage aired by al-Hayat private television showed half a dozen helmeted riot police surrounding a prone man, beating him with truncheons as he lay on the ground beside an armored vehicle near the palace. One dead, dozens hurt as police clash with Egypt protesters 2013-02-02T09:16:17Z A year ago, he made a point of warning his employees that by protesting they were facing serious risks, like riot police officers with truncheons. In Russia, a Trendy Activism Against Putin Loses Its Moment 2013-01-06T02:41:21Z Police officers in helmets and wielding truncheons pushed some of the demonstrators on to city buses. Azerbaijan police crack down on opposition protest 2012-11-17T13:28:48Z Police used truncheons and teargas to disperse around 250 city employees after several burst into the building and ran swearing through its halls. Greek protesters storm German partnership meeting 2012-11-15T10:25:52Z Police responded by beating marchers with truncheons, forcing them to disperse, Reuters reported. Violence erupts at Polish march 2012-11-11T16:30:04Z On the other side of the ticket barrier a younger man is whacked with truncheons by two policemen. Spain reels at violent tactics by riot police 2012-09-29T20:44:19Z The risks went beyond truncheons, it turned out. In Russia, a Trendy Activism Against Putin Loses Its Moment 2013-01-06T02:41:21Z Using their truncheons, the police scattered protesters in an effort to keep some approaches to the Parliament building open. Protesters Encircle the Spanish Parliament 2012-09-25T20:33:01Z Perhaps, though, the British are just sufficiently respectful of the truncheon. 12 things in 212 words that every 2012 visitor should know 2012-07-27T00:46:38Z Hackney witnessed some of the worst unrest, prompting local residents to defend their shops with baseball bats and truncheons after police failed to contain the violence. Riot-hit East End weighs "two different worlds" 2012-07-26T21:08:43Z "This law is deepening the gulf that separates the people from the Russian president," he said, adding that "instead of dialogue" the authorities were "brandishing a truncheon". Russian anti-protest law could fire up opposition 2012-06-06T16:42:34Z The human wave, topped by a foam of anti-Sochi banners, poured down Istanbul’s Istiklal Street before breaking against a triple line of police who stood with truncheons and tear gas outside the Russian consulate. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z In a short space, the fishing wand was exchanged for the truncheon of command; the sea-boy's jacket for cloth of silver and gold. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z He has done yoeman service in the conflict with "shams," and has made the bankrupt institutions of England echo their own hollowness, under the heavy blows of his German truncheon. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Not the king's crown, nor the deputed sword, the marshal's truncheon, nor the judge's robe, become them with one half so good a grace as mercy doth. Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z But had he not just such a stout truncheon actually hanging by his side? The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z You know it and so do I: "Not the king's crown, nor the deputed sword, The marshal's truncheon, nor the judge's robe, Become them with one-half so good a grace as mercy does." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z Khumalo's apparent return from the dead had sparked frenzied scenes as fans flocked to the singer's family home at the weekend, with riot police deploying truncheons and water cannon to control them. SA 'zombie-held singer' charged 2012-02-07T17:47:53Z Hall crushed a pedantic fool with a single blow of his truncheon. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z But now Keystone, the Canadian pipeline, has become a centerpiece of the Republican economic and political agenda, and the party’s preferred truncheon against . For G.O.P., Pipeline Is Central to Agenda 2012-02-02T04:19:05Z Calm returned to the capital Dakar by Saturday but security was boosted around the presidential palace, where truckloads of police in full riot gear were deployed, armed with tear gas grenade launchers and truncheons. Senegal opposition urges more "resistance" after riots 2012-01-28T17:31:17Z Local human rights activists said police used truncheons and tear gas to break up the protest early on Tuesday. Anger at squalid housing unleashes Algeria protest 2012-01-12T14:08:55Z Hundreds of residents in Taoshan village confronted police armed with teargas, truncheons and knives, the newspaper said. Chinese Muslims clash with police over mosque 2012-01-03T06:39:26Z Now, it hails, as it always does hail, formidable wooden truncheons round the heads, bodies and shins of the proprietors of the said knock-em-downs, whom nothing hurts. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z And I found no further interruption except a few blows from their truncheons. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z His black mask, long nose, humpback, protruding stomach, dagger and truncheon, were later additions. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Lines of police, in riot gear and carrying truncheons and shields, blocked the road to prevent them from getting closer. Anger at squalid housing unleashes Algeria protest 2012-01-12T14:08:55Z As the rally ended, the crowd surged toward them, attempting to march on the Kremlin, and the police were forced to use their truncheons to push them back. Occupy the Kremlin: Russia's Election Lets Loose Public Rage 2011-12-05T19:45:00Z They were armed in complete mail, bore truncheon and lance, and bestrode heavy war-steeds, like warlike knights and captains of the mercenaries. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z About 200 police officers, equipped with metal riot shields, helmets and truncheons, cordoned off the square but there were no clashes. Thousands of Moroccans call for election boycott 2011-11-20T18:50:36Z When asked why Church Street was fenced off, a riot cop simply waved his truncheon, saying "the street is closed." On Scene: The Night the Police Cleared Occupy Wall Street 2011-11-15T11:40:00Z Monday, police used tear gas, truncheons and live rounds to disperse hundreds of Tubman supporters who had spilled onto a highway near their headquarters to protest against the vote. Liberia's Sirleaf set for landslide, eyes reconciliation 2011-11-11T04:08:03Z On Monday, police used tear gas, truncheons and live rounds to disperse hundreds of Tubman supporters who had spilled onto a highway near their headquarters to protest against the vote. Liberia's Sirleaf heads for landslide in boycotted poll 2011-11-10T18:48:35Z I've choked on tear gas and been hit by police truncheons. Witness: The journey that took me to a Tunisian voting booth 2011-10-23T15:48:56Z In one hand he held a laurel branch, the emblem of victory; and in the other his truncheon, the symbol of authority and power. Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z The two first are represented in armour; the knight having a truncheon in his hand, and lying cross-legged. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Those who refuse to work are beaten with truncheons, given electric shocks, locked in isolation, deprived of food and water, and obliged to work even longer hours, the report says. From Vietnam's Forced Labor Camps: 'Blood Cashews' 2011-09-06T23:40:00Z The Peelers drew their truncheons and used them freely, but we were too many for them, and succeeded in recovering the prisoners. The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z Police, who were gathered in large numbers in front of the interior ministry, fired teargas canisters and hit some of the protesters with truncheons, forcing them to scatter. Tunisia police use teargas to disperse protest 2011-08-15T18:31:02Z Police, who were gathered in large numbers in front of the interior ministry, fired tear gas canisters and hit some of the protesters with truncheons, forcing them to scatter. Tunisia police use tear gas to disperse protest 2011-08-15T12:03:28Z And I took the man's watch and chain into the closet with me, as well as the cap and truncheon that I had picked up before. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z Among the thousands of brilliant photographs documenting these events is one of a young thug, face covered, confronting a line of policemen in riot gear, shields and truncheons at the ready. Britain's prime minister only makes things worse 2011-08-12T19:45:00Z With drunken gravity the constable drew his truncheon and came towards me. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z The soldiers beat the activists with truncheons and arrested dozens. Egyptians Turn Against Liberal Protesters 2011-08-01T23:56:27Z That message starts with a repudiation of the Carnaby Street depiction of London, dismissing "phoney Beatlemania" and insisting that the only thing swinging about the capital in 1979 is a policeman's truncheon. Is London Calling the best anthem for an Olympic city? 2011-07-28T10:31:50Z There was his special constable's truncheon hanging on the wall—silver mounted, for all the world to know how he'd stood up for law and order in the sight of men! The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z Use of the truncheon forbidden, except when obliged; but if I do meet, that fellow annoying Miss Linny, I shall be obliged to give him a topper—a hangel couldn’t help it.” The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z Know you I am a constable and carry a truncheon? The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z Against a shuttered shop, a cluster of more than 10 officers struck a man with truncheons, as frightened fathers hurried their children away from the violence. Police in Jordan Break Up March With Beatings 2011-07-15T14:56:25Z You stop here with this gentleman; get out your truncheon, and don’t miss ’em, whatever you do. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z I tell you it was a joy to feel the weight of that truncheon, and to see the hero of Trafalgar Square fumbling with a thing he didn't understand! The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z He then put all the silver goblets into his pocket, and, taking the sleeping algrev's silver truncheon from his hand, he placed it among the rest of his booty. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z By Monday evening the city was calm but tense with the mass mobilization of several thousand riot police, most equipped with shields, helmets and truncheons, while a small number were armed with tear gas guns. Police use tear gas to quell riot in southern China 2011-06-13T16:30:29Z This daughter was Maud, remarkable for having been in her widowhood created marshal in virtue of her descent, the king himself, Henry III., solemnly giving the truncheon into her hands. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z "Attention, Mr. Grimes," said the truncheon, "here is a gentleman come to see you." The Water-Babies 2011-06-04T02:00:14.223Z But there was something else on the desk—that silver-mounted truncheon—and a man's cap was lying on the floor. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z Many of the events that Mr. Patterson and others recorded in the late 1980s and the early 1990s involved swinging truncheons and flying bottles. City Room: A Turning Point for the East Village, 20 Years Later 2011-06-03T11:00:24Z “Many demonstrators, carrying truncheons and wearing masks, continued to act very aggressively, including towards passers-by and media representatives.” Riot Police Break Up Opposition Protest in Georgia 2011-05-26T07:44:28Z Police in riot gear fired tear gas and used truncheons to disperse a crowd of up to 100 ethnic Albanian protesters. Riot in Kosovo over Serbian visit 2011-05-12T16:49:39Z On Friday the interior ministry apologised for a brutal police response to protests against the transitional government in which tear gas and truncheons were used. Tunisia imposes overnight curfews 2011-05-08T02:57:44Z There was in fact a close description of an unusual weapon, a special constable's very special truncheon. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z On his head he wore a garland of mournful cypress, and a large truncheon in his hand, headed with an iron spike. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z Two men took turns beating the soles of her feet with truncheons, she said. Robert Mugabe Hounds Rivals in Zimbabwe, Parties Say 2011-04-19T00:11:28Z Live gunfire in the capital, Sana’a, hurt 15 people, and 10 were injured by projectiles and truncheons, said Abdulmalik al- Usufi, a doctor at a field clinic in the central al-Tagheer square. Dozens Dead in Yemen, Egypt, Syria as Protests Shake Middle East 2011-04-09T23:26:01Z "Grim old gentlemen these, ain't they?" said the major, gazing at the long line of family portraits that covered the walls; "that fellow with the truncheon does not seem to like the look of us." The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Well, I kicked against the truncheon, but Drinkwater dug it up. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z When police and regime thugs were unable to stop the protests with truncheons and stones, it gave more Yemenis confidence to join the demonstrations. Yemen: As Saleh Sinks, What Should the U.S. Do? 2011-03-21T07:20:00Z However a demonstration in Casablanca was broken up by riot police with truncheons at the weekend. Royal couple to visit Morocco 2011-03-14T17:20:41Z They want their children to have the freedom to choose their own leaders and then be able to criticise them without fearing the secret policeman's knock on the door or his truncheon in the kidneys. Lingering dread 2011-03-05T12:03:02Z They assembled at several intersections along the street in upscale Abu Rummane, shields at the ready, the black paint on many of their wooden truncheons worn away. The Syrian Style of Repression: Thugs and Lectures 2011-02-27T05:40:00Z What they have found is Craven's watch and keys, and the silver-mounted truncheon that killed him. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z Police used truncheons to stop the Yemeni protesters, many of them university students, from reaching the central Hada Square in Sana, the capital. Obama mum on crackdown in Yemen 2011-02-14T17:52:00Z This defiance rarely goes further than an attempt to escape from the policeman, with a bull’s-eye in one hand and a truncheon in the other. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Before the army arrived, young Egyptians -- some armed with truncheons grabbed off the police -- created a human chain at the museum's front gate to prevent looters from making off with any of its priceless artifacts. How long can Mubarak hang on? 2011-01-29T22:09:00Z A dozen or so riot police ran down one street, bashing in windows of parked cars with their truncheons, for no apparent reason. A March to Seize the Heart of Cairo 2011-01-29T01:04:07Z This leads some observers, like George W. Bush's former speechwriter Michael Gerson, to assume that freedom-seeking political dissidents abroad are looking to Washington as they face down tanks and truncheons in their streets. Is the Arab World Ready for Democracy? 2011-01-28T11:30:00Z Honking cars weaved through the crowd, police shields and truncheons held out the windows as trophies. In Alexandria, a Battle Ends in Handshakes 2011-01-28T17:06:24Z Police used teargas and charged swinging truncheons to disperse the crowd. Egypt Riskier Than Iraq in Swaps as Protests Spread to Mubarak 2011-01-26T22:07:43Z That member there with close-cropped hair, Who noisily inhales his luncheon, His flattened nose has felt the blows Of many a p'liceman's truncheon; The premier cracksman of the City, Is Chairman of our House Committee! Familiar Faces 2011-01-26T03:00:30.173Z Protesters engaged in a rush-and-retreat pattern with hordes of truncheon swinging police. Egypt Takes to the Streets But Will It Shake Mubarak? 2011-01-25T21:20:00Z The first thing he did was to tear a bough or two off a tree, meaning to cut three truncheons to form the legs of his stool. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z As protesters marched through downtown Cairo toward Talat Harb Square, where they were vastly outnumbered by riot police officers in black uniforms wielding truncheons, they chanted “Down with Mubarak” and “Down with the military state.” Clashes Grow as Egyptians Remain Angry After an Attack 2011-01-04T08:19:13Z Protesters hurled rocks at security forces, who later charged into the crowd swinging truncheons. Egyptian Christians in Clashes With Police After Church Attack 2011-01-02T19:08:18Z Amongst the articles served out to me was a wooden staff or truncheon, to be used, if necessary, for clearing the station. The Life of Roger Langdon Told by himself. With additions by his daughter Ellen. [With a preface by H. Clifton Lambert.] 2010-12-21T22:55:56.210Z Hundreds were beaten with truncheons and arrested after part of the crowd tried to storm the parliament building. The Moscow Power Games Behind Belarus' Election Crackdown 2010-12-20T09:05:00Z Touching his truncheon, description is needless, since ample knowledge is gained of that instrument in street troubles. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z Also, the Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating a claim that 20-year-old Middlesex University student Alfie Meadows suffered serious head injuries after being hit on the head with a police truncheon. Images released of fees suspects 2010-12-19T14:21:26Z They broke down metal doors, grabbed the young men from their beds and, yelling insults, beat them with truncheons. Raids on Opposition Stir Fears of Old Tactics in Ivory Coast 2010-12-10T18:11:00Z He said one policeman tried to break his already hobbled knee with a truncheon during the mayhem, instead breaking the ankle of a guard who intervened. Ecuador's Correa to purge rebel police, probe foes 2010-10-02T19:36:00Z At the end of a match against Ceará, he invited his marker for a fight and both teams got involved, sparking a brawl in which a Santos player was hit by a policeman's truncheon. Critics call Commonwealth Games crisis a symptom of a failed state 2010-09-25T19:57:00Z "Some say he was hit by a truncheon, some say several times but that is not in accordance with the medical evidence," said Commander Cass. Peach report 2010-04-27T13:22:00Z To cut a path for freedom from the barricades, and then get hewn down by the truncheons of tyranny. The Undying Past Ba�ton, a short staff or truncheon, in some cases used as an official badge, as that of a field-marshal. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis The quarrel alluded to, arose ostensibly about the truncheons, but it was supposed really to have been at the instigation of other persons, both on the part of the monastery and city. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations Therewith the head of the spear brake from the truncheon and remained thrust deep into the side of Sir Launcelot, and Sir Launcelot groaned aloud, deeming that he had got his death wound. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions Coat, cap, badge, and truncheon all gone, sir—nicked by that dare-devil who took us in so nicely down there at the old railway arch. The Riddle of the Night With a dexterous movement Bindle wrenched his arm free from Wilton's clutch, and drew his truncheon, which he flourished under the nose of his astonished captors. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle Arrived there, he unrolled his truncheon, a small square sheet of white parchment, bearing a single red character, and held it up to the astonished gaze of the officers and crew! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Two rubber truncheons came down upon Dan's defenseless flesh as, with a groan, he struggled back to his bench. The Cosmic Deflector Then again those two knights-contestant met in the centre of the bridge with such a violence of meeting that the spear of each was broken into splinters to the very truncheon thereof. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions And then the heralds raised aloft their truncheons with the fleur-de-lis, crying: 'Vive le roi! Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) Grasping his truncheon in his right hand, Bindle slid into the shadow of the high wall surrounding a large house. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle So, if policeman meet With brawlers in the street, At the word to be gone they won't move on, Till he his truncheon shows. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) And he drew the truncheon of the spear from his body, and swooned away. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Then each knight threw away the truncheon of his spear and each drew his sword and straightway fell to battle with might and main. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions The staff was a short thick truncheon of oak, tipped with brass at each end, and the only weapon ever used by the boy in his encounters. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas The editor is clearly mistaken in explaining the wand to be a truncheon, or symbol of power. The Lay of Havelok the Dane "Now give me the truncheon," he said to the damsel, "with which he slew your knight." Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur I didn't know whether I was justified, but I drew my truncheon and swore I'd brain the first man who came near me. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police Permitted by the more peaceable to depart, the policeman scuttled downstairs as fast as he could, and, not being recognised in his disguise, was instantly knocked down by his friends' prompt truncheons. Old and New London Volume I “Measure for Measure,” ii, 2, 59; “No ceremony that to great ones ’longs, Not the king’s crown, nor the deputed sword, The marshal’s truncheon, nor the judge’s robe.” Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature Discard your truncheon for a tract; Strive to admonish ere you act; In Virtue's force enrol recruits And stamp out Belial with your boots. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 9, 1920 The spear of the black knight broke, but Beaumains thrust him through the side, the spear breaking in his body, and leaving the truncheon in his flesh. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur A truncheon and a number on his collar, alone seem wanting. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford But they never thought that their appearing without proper precautions among the crowd of Altavilla, would entail their leaving it without truncheons, without sabres, without kepis, and with buffeted cheeks. The Grandee Kings, queens, priests, nobles, the altar and the throne, the distinctions of rank, birth, wealth, power, “the judge’s robe, the marshal’s truncheon, the ceremony that to great ones ’longs,” are not to be found here. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature Shipwrecked seamen on the deep, though they bestride but the truncheon of a boom, are safe and near at home compared with mankind on its bullet. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) A ship beating to windward on the horizon, and a huge truncheon of wreck half-buried in the sands at my feet, completed the innuendo of the scene. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) The imputed virtue of folios full of knockdown arguments is supposed to reside in them, just as some of the majesty of the British Empire dwells in the constable’s truncheon. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) Once a naked arm thrust one of the golden truncheons from behind its cover, pointing at a flying thing a few yards overhead. The Fifth-Dimension Tube They then tried to shove the ball again with the truncheons which remained in their hands; but, to the new surprise of Tommy, they found they were unable to stir it. The History of Sandford and Merton Tommy saw, now, three or four other men with objects that looked rather like policemen’s truncheons, save that they were made of glittering metal. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 They took a step forward in unison and every one of them banged his truncheon on his shield, a cracking noise like the earth splitting. Little Brother And Mr. Withells became a special constable, with a badge and a truncheon. Jan and Her Job Swarms of men came racing toward the open gate, their truncheons aglow in the sunlight. The Fifth-Dimension Tube It was only when he had been half-stunned again by the vicious blows of his captors, delivered with short truncheons of heavy wood, that at length he desisted from his futile struggle. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 But the bearded man kept the truncheon pointed steadily…. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 Our orders were to draw our truncheons, arrest them and convey them to the nearest police-station. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 Kruger's sunk beneath the clouds—washed over as with a painter's brush of liquid grey, to which he adds a tinge of black—even the tip of the truncheon gone now. Monday or Tuesday At least she had a corslet of polished steel over her magnificent dress, and bore a general's truncheon, a richly-ornamented staff used as a badge of command. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History Thank goodness, if I do meet a spy, I've got a truncheon and a whistle. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 The bearded one plucked the glittering truncheon from his belt. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 For home use the same firm has a most delightful Special Constable's gold-mounted truncheon, which unscrews for liquid refreshment, of which our S. C.'s are often in need. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 A fat and genial officer worked his way past Bloomah, his truncheon ready for action. Ghetto Comedies There was a sort of truncheon or ornamented club, called the topaz, which it was customary on such occasions to bestow, with great solemnity, on the general thus chosen, as his badge of command. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series "Show me the German part," I said, gripping the corrugations of my truncheon more tightly. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 28, 1914 The bearded man pointed the metal truncheon at him as he lay upon the ground. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 The Emperor's truncheon is a short staff, the emblem of his office. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning Then the Doomsman, leaning far over the balustrade of the platform, struck the priest sharply on the shoulder with his truncheon of office. The Doomsman The necessity of military operations required their absence from Paris; but they preferred rather to there exhibit themselves to their mistresses, decked out in a general’s uniform, and grasping the truncheon of command. Political Women, Vol. 2 He is extremely proud of his truncheon, for it is a badge of office tremendously respected in the city's labyrinths where India's heterogeneous peoples dwell a dozen or more in a room. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan Tommy could see them talking cautiously, saw Denham lift and examine a metal truncheon like the bearded man’s, and force his daughter to accept it. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 —Ah, do not mind that—better that will look When cast in bronze—an Almaign Kaiser, that,50 Swart-green and gold, with truncheon based on hip. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning The bishop may push open the door without an apology, but he would not break open the door with a truncheon; but the Irish policeman's truncheon hits both ways. What I Saw in America The hand, however, which could wield a truncheon with such effect, proved somewhat too violent for the frying-pan, and in the attempt to turn the omelet, he threw the whole hissing mass into the fire. Political Women, Vol. 1 As if a little bit of a truncheon could bruise a ghost! The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 He bore in his hand what was called a truncheon, which was a sort of sceptre, very splendidly covered and adorned. Richard I Makers of History And so now I'm a special constable, and I wear a belt and a truncheon, and what good do I do? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 26th, 1914 Several lances were broken, but in the last encounter, the stout captain failed to lower his shivered lance quickly enough, and the broken truncheon struck the royal visor, lifted it and penetrated the king's eye. The Story of Paris The truncheon of the police, the uniform of the soldier, unquestionably represents the legal will of the Sovereign; and before that will the largest and most excited multitude gives way at once. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 Well, believe this, No ceremony that to great ones 'longs, Not the king's crown, nor the deputed sword, The marshal's truncheon, nor the judge's robe. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical Watching for signal from him whose truncheon this way or that bids: 'Strike!' said Cyrus the King. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 "My darling, one couldn't hit old Jack with a truncheon; he's such a jolly old boy when he's sober." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 26th, 1914 Then, following the others out, he closed and locked the door, turning round directly, ducking down, and involuntarily attempting to draw his truncheon, as he raised his left arm to ward off a blow. The Dark House A Knot Unravelled So after two or three vain attempts to find my way into the services, I had to be content with the truncheon and armlet of a special constable. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 Also, he had the truncheon which used to be a curling stick, and a deadly weapon of singular appearance which was understood to be a boomerang. The Merryweathers Like the red god Mars he rode through the battle; and as he went he met Oliver, with the truncheon or a spear in his grasp. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race Jeremy played nervously with his wife's scissors, and added, "Besides he was doing things with the truncheon himself." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 26th, 1914 With a quick motion of the hand, the constable opened the leather case at his side, and drew his truncheon. The Dark House A Knot Unravelled But the simplicity and openness of the old man was his protection; for the constable walked on, without deigning to bend his truncheon to such low and inglorious enterprise. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 If I had seen the Prussian troops only at Potsdam, I should probably have mistaken the truncheon for a talisman, like the rest of the world. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 Then suddenly it was all over, the heavy thud of a policeman's truncheon was heard, and a few minutes later, with Bob's help, the two men were led away to the police station. All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War Yes, but I hadn't got my truncheon on then. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 26th, 1914 He reached the palace where he heard The mingled notes of many a bird, Where crowded thick high-honoured bands Of guards with truncheons in their hands. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Here, after mass had been said, and a sermon had been preached, kneeling before the high-altar he received the truncheon from the doge's hands. New Italian sketches There was a Class Five guard armed with a heavy truncheon, standing by the door that led into the workers entrance. But, I Don't Think “If you don’t behave yourself you’ll be locked up,” said a severe voice, and, turning around, the children beheld a very stern-looking fish, wearing a helmet, and carrying a truncheon. Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo Sir Thomas having completed his formation, threw up his truncheon in the air, and dismounted. King Henry the Fifth Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre In the thickest of the fight he and Oliver came together, and Roland saw that his friend was using for weapon and dealing death-blows with the truncheon of a spear. A Book of Myths The other two sang the praises of bed in fervent antistrophe till at last Bill rose with a groan and assumed his overcoat, badge and truncheon. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 12, 1916 Naked to the waist was I, And deep within my breast did lie, Though no man any blood could spy, The truncheon of a spear. The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems From beneath her robe the lady brought forth the broken truncheon, and striding to the slain man, Sir Balin thrust it fiercely into his body. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls "Ha! would ye?" he said, and laid a hand upon his truncheon. In Direst Peril Would not the natural reply be an exclamation of astonishment that he who could summon to his aid every alphabetical blue-coat that ever handled a truncheon, should deem any increased security necessary to his peace? Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General Next the Knighte Marshall alone in armour and bases with a truncheon. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries The Prince accordingly made a sign with his truncheon as the Knight passed him in his second career around the lists. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 Balin and the damsel rode forward the next day and for many days, and ever the lady bore the truncheon of the spear with her by which Sir Herlew had been slain. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls It was, for women, the devil’s truncheon, his rod of empire. The Daughters of Danaus However, later, probably sometime in 1941, someone at a higher level decided that we should not be defenceless and a blueprint arrived one day showing how to make raid party truncheons.�� Coming of Age: 1939-1946 Enter first six Knighte Marshalls men in suitable liveries with links and truncheons two by two. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries Against the wall over his head hung a row of truncheons. The Iron Horse Having nearly extinguished himself with the helmet, the small boy seizes a very large truncheon, and makes a desperate effort to flourish it. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure To seize his truncheon was the act of a moment. The Settler and the Savage In the midst of the confusion the policeman’s truncheon was seen to sway aloft. Post Haste The General of the Jesuits wields, they say, wonderful power; but his sceptre is a bulrush beside the truncheon which these kings of the earth hold in their grasp. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 One of them had a bootjack, which he held like a truncheon. The Miraculous Revenge Little Blue Book #215 The helmet and truncheon were put to their proper uses, and the merciful police-constable went out “on duty.” Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure At night time, round the hearth fire, when the roaring logs set the shadows dancing on the rough-timbered floor, the truncheon and chain of command are pompously transferred to the new Grand Master. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom At this stage of the affray Duke Philip, at the request of the Duke of Orleans, flung his truncheon into the lists and ended the fight, in time to save the Sicilian knight. Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. But as I looked, the Master passed, and his truncheon hung low by his side, and his eyes looked downward, remembering; and no torch was in his hand. The Silver Crown Another Book of Fables To the battlements, ye loitering villains!” he cried, raising his vstentorian voice till the arches rang again; “to the battlements, or I will splinter your bones with this truncheon.” The Literary World Seventh Reader The "hairbrush," the "lemon bomb," the "cricket ball," and the "policeman's truncheon" were the most important of these, all of them so-called because of their resemblance to the articles for which they were named. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army When the chapel bell rings out noon hour and workers file to the long table, there stands the Master of the Revels, napkin on shoulder, chain of honor round his neck, truncheon in his hand. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom There were a good many little encounters with the police; stones were thrown on the one side, and truncheons used on the other pretty freely. The Rise of the Democracy For when the Queen saw that he only took the broken truncheon of his lance to her, she fairly asked him why. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 I also saw a few of Hallstock's uniformed thugs standing around with their thumbs in their gun belts or twirling their truncheons. Four-Day Planet They came, with their truncheons, in a line down the Common. The Prelude to Adventure The coppers came through the door with truncheons swinging, one of them reciting the terms of the warrant through a bullhorn. Printcrime At this point, the innkeeper and the bystanders all began shouting denials and contradictions, so that I had to pound on a table with my truncheon to command silence. He Walked Around the Horses Resolved that the statue be of bronze: the general to be represented in a Roman dress, holding a truncheon in his right hand, and his head encircled with a laurel wreath. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States Oh, no; a truncheon,—having I believe your image and superscription stamped somewhere upon it. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties Or—wert thou a hero, a leader to glory, While armies thy truncheon obey'd; To victory cheering, as thy foemen careering In flight, left their mountains of dead? The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century There were two Literate guards in black leather, and a student-monitor, with his white belt and rubber truncheon, outside the door. Null-ABC And the adherents of the Earl were proceeding to carry out this intent, when my Lord Maxwell unexpectedly put an end to the combat by throwing down his truncheon and proclaiming a drawn battle. The Black Douglas Because the English bourgeois finds himself reproduced in his law, as he does in his God, the policeman’s truncheon which, in a certain measure, is his own club, has for him a wonderfully soothing power. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 He is sitting: holding a truncheon in his right hand. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two I could not have got anywhere near him without using my truncheon—which I have a right to do. The Tables Turned or, Nupkins Awakened. A Socialist Interlude A white apron was tied round his waist, and into Page 30the apron was thrust a short thick truncheon, which looked very much like a rolling-pin. Jack Sheppard A Romance Nay," answered the Earl, "to-day it is my good fortune to sit by your side and hold the truncheon while others meet in the shock. The Black Douglas Sam licked his hands and drew his truncheon, and then the moon shone on the face before him and the light of battle died out of his eyes. The Torch and Other Tales A fine half length portrait of a Marshal of France, with a truncheon in his hand. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two Their signs of friendship are either a great truncheon, or bough of a tree full of leaves put on their heads; often striking their heads with their hands. A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland "Let us in," said the Master, rapping his truncheon authoritatively against the boards, "or we'll force an entrance." Jack Sheppard A Romance My Lord Maxwell sat by the side of the Lady Sybilla, and held the truncheon, the casting down of which was to part the combatants and end the fight. The Black Douglas He carried a short truncheon, which he wielded with great dexterity; yet his armour, though light and of the finest temper, seemed more cumbersome to him now than in former days. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Here, after Mass had been said, and a sermon had been preached, kneeling before the high altar he received the truncheon from the Doge's hands. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series They often struck their left breast with their right hand, and as often held up a black truncheon over their heads, which we thought was a token of friendship; wherefore we did the like. A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland Men understood Living was pleasant to him as he wore His careless surcoat, glanced some missive o'er, Propped on his truncheon in the public way. The Poetry Of Robert Browning A long blue feather floated from his helmet, falling almost upon the flank of his horse; a truncheon of gold and black was at his side. The Black Douglas Mr. Britling was provided with a truncheon and sent out to guard various culverts, bridges, and fords in the hilly country to the north-westward of Matching's Easy. Mr. Britling Sees It Through "And the caretaker had no chance of using his truncheon?" said Thorndyke. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman The special constable did his best to keep order; but he had only a truncheon; he had no other weapon, not even a helmet—that awe-inspiring utensil!—to cow the multitude. The Siege of Kimberley I have the farewell of a general, with a truncheon in his hand, dying for love, in six lines. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 I think that he actually had provided himself with a truncheon to meet all the emergencies of supreme command. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 He supposed he would either engage them in conversation, or hit them with his truncheon, or perhaps do both things simultaneously. Mr. Britling Sees It Through The caretaker, fancying he heard a noise, armed himself with a truncheon, and came downstairs to the first-floor, where he found the door of one of the rooms open, and a light burning inside. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman "I cannot be mistaken," added he, "that must be my old brother of the truncheon, Flimsey, the tragic hero of the strolling company." Tales of a Traveller If beggars on horseback will ride—to Clontarf; If tailors will caper with truncheon and scarf, At Sunday carousels, all know, I'm in flower, My taste for the grape don't extend to the shower. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 The policeman's truncheon has gay streamers of tape tied to its tail, to ensure that it falls to the ground nose downwards. The First Hundred Thousand He raised his stick, and flourished it in the air, as if about to make it descend like a truncheon on Baldassare's shoulders. The Italians We find him mentioned in the procession of the Grand Lodge, made in 1731, where he is described as carrying "a truncheon, blue, tipped with gold," insignia which he still retains. The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry In propagating olives select a truncheon of new grown wood about a foot in length and the same size at each end: some call these clavolae and others call them taleae. d. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro He killed, with the man's own truncheon, one of the king's servants who was wearing the royal livery according to the custom of the royal servants. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 And, after this night, let me never see a truncheon in thy hand again, unless to stir the fire.' The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Then when he was beginning his third baker's shop, he was stopped by half a dozen policemen hammering with truncheons at his shins. The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth A policeman is not merely a heavy man with a truncheon: a policeman is a machine for the smoothing and sweetening of the accidents of everyday existence. All Things Considered For the same reason olives are usually propagated in nurseries from truncheons such as I have described, rather than from its seed, which is hard like a nut and slow to germinate. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro On these bottom glasses were painted portraits, each holding a sceptre, or truncheon, the end of which pointed to the hour. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 400, November 21, 1829 The stewards of the meeting carried short policemen's truncheons to defend themselves, and a number of these gathered round their chief and saved his life. Autobiographical Sketches In Craven Buildings there was formerly a very good portrait of the Earl of Craven in armour, with a truncheon in his hand, and mounted on his white horse. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 397, November 7, 1829 Kings, queens, priests, nobles, the altar and the throne, the distinctions of rank, birth, wealth, power, "the judge's robe, the marshall's truncheon, the ceremony that to great ones 'longs," are not to be found here. The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits The Greeks of that little community sent him a golden-headed sword and a truncheon, set round with all the diamonds that the island could furnish, in a single row. The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson Mr Wegg opens the gate, descries a sort of brown paper truncheon under Mr Venus's arm, and remarks, in a dry tone: 'Oh! Our Mutual Friend We were greatly troubled a few years ago, by the innovation of a new kind of knocker, without any face at all, composed of a wreath depending from a hand or small truncheon. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people It was pointed at an angle of ninety degrees, and suspended upon truncheons, so that the president could balance himself upon it as upon a rocking-chair, a very agreeable fact in the very hot weather. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon He is jealous of the truncheon which he holds in his trembling gripe, and he knows thou stretchest thy bold hand towards it. Ivanhoe Were it not for this, how incomprehensible would be The ceremony that to great ones 'longs, The monarch's crown, and the deputed sword, The marshal's truncheon, and the judge's robe! Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author And here was a stolid constable confronting us, in the short tunic that they wear in summer, his whistle on its chain, but no truncheon at his side. Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman "Here, my man, out you go on the roof to make one less, and have your truncheon handy." The Amateur Cracksman Mr. Grummer, perfectly speechless with indignation, dragged the truncheon with the brass crown from its particular pocket, and flourished it before Sam's eyes. The Pickwick Papers My fool's cap was a casque, and my bauble a truncheon. Ivanhoe He comes; a severe, sedate, immovable, dark rider, waving his truncheon of universal sway, as he passes along the lengthened line, on the pale horse of the Revelation. Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories The imputed virtue of folios full of knockdown arguments is supposed to reside in them, just as some of the majesty of the British Empire dwells in the constable's truncheon. Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers He had no intention of laying himself open to the law by breaking into a private house with his truncheon, as The Rat expected him to do. The Lost Prince Mr. Dubbley did as he was desired; and half a dozen men, each with a short truncheon and a brass crown, flocked into the room. The Pickwick Papers A few minutes pause having been allowed, that the combatants and their horses might recover breath, Prince John with his truncheon signed to the trumpets to sound the onset. Ivanhoe Shipwrecked seamen on the deep, though they bestride but the truncheon of a boom, are safe and near at home compared with mankind on its bullet. Lay Morals The Hon. Sam arose—his truncheon a hickory stick—and in a stentorian voice asked the names of the doughty knights who were there to win glory for themselves and the favor of fair women. A Knight of the Cumberland "If God Almighty held the truncheon of the lists, if St Michael blew the trumpet for the swords to cross—even then, if one of them stood ready, the other would not come." The Wisdom of Father Brown You are, us I know well, as fit to command armies and to order campaigns as any man that ever bore a truncheon.' Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 The Prince accordingly made a sign with his truncheon, as the Knight passed him in his second career around the lists. Ivanhoe Simon, the little Earl of Northampton, while a child, was always playing at building castles, and bestriding the "truncheon of a spear," as a war-horse. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II With his hickory truncheon the Hon. Sam signed to his trumpeter to sound the onset. A Knight of the Cumberland Cupid had been furnished with a truncheon and a helmet and had been robbed of his wings in order that he might more suitably serve as a policeman. The Foolish Lovers Two cords divided the combatants, who were armed with a pointless sword and a truncheon hanging from their saddles. English Villages The arrest of my unfortunate brother forms no such good title to the high office of Chancellor, as thy chivalrous and courageous denial establishes in thee to the truncheon of High Marshal. Ivanhoe In that favored clime, savoir faire is represented by a shrewd left hook at the jaw, and a masterful stroke of the truncheon amounts to a satisfactory repartee. The Gem Collector And, with a really magnificent gesture, he stepped half a pace away from Perennis, stretched out his left arm, the golden baton in his hand, and, with that fatal truncheon, touched him on the shoulder. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Cope saw their smiles and felt that he had fumbled an opportunity: when he might have been a truncheon, he had been only a megaphone. Bertram Cope's Year And he held out the caption, pointing with the awful truncheon, which he held in his right hand, to the formidable line of figures jotted upon the back thereof. The Antiquary — Volume 02 It cost some exercise of the white truncheon, well seconded by the exertions of the domestics, to silence this canine clamour. Ivanhoe Pomeroy, wielding his shattered musket as a truncheon, seconded him in his efforts to stay the torrent. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 In his hand, he held a short baton or truncheon, such as all field- commanders carry as an emblem of independent command, such as I had seen at Tegulata in the hand of Pescennius Niger. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire She ordered Grimes to march off in the custody of the truncheon, who was to see that he devoted himself to the considerable task of sweeping out the crater of Etna. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction With the books Harwood left a truncheon or mathematical instrument, of which we have not yet ascertained the use. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 In that encounter the spear of each knight broke all to small pieces, even to the truncheon which he held in his fist. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table Instead of sword or truncheon, he carried a plain ivory crucifix. The Prince of India — Volume 01 But the climax came when a native policeman poked him in the ribs with a truncheon and ordered him out of sight. The Winds of the World He had not long arrived in this strange land when he was overtaken by several policemen's truncheons, one of which conducted him to the prison where Grimes was quartered. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction He politely asked them to keep their hands off, and when they did not he showed them his quality by wresting their truncheons from them, and flinging them to the cheering crowd. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers So they met in the very middle of the course with such violence that the spear of each knight was shattered all into pieces unto the very truncheon thereof. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table A time of anarchy followed; anarchy plus the policeman's truncheon of the Edinburgh and the Quarterly. English literary criticism Wallace bowed his head, and presented him the truncheon around which his line of battle was wrapped. The Scottish Chiefs I care not that rotten truncheon," striking the shattered spear furiously on the ground, "for the king of Fife and Lothian. Waverley "When your Grace has the truncheon of Lord Lieutenant of the Kingdom," said Christian, and left the apartment. Peveril of the Peak Each smote the other in the very midst of his shield, and at that blow the lance of each was altogether shivered into pieces to the very truncheon thereof. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table "Take him away," she said to the truncheon, "and give him his ticket of leave." Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 His head was whitewashed, and six men of the Rifle Corps were engaged to shoot at him at a distance of five yards, while constables kept the crowd off with truncheons. The Old Wives' Tale The squire drew his sword, and severed at one blow the steel head from the truncheon of the spear. Waverley "I wish I had my truncheon," said the policeman, going irresolutely to the door. The Invisible Man But when his nut-brown sword was out, With stomach huge he laid about, Imprinting many a wound upon 800 His mortal foe, the truncheon. Hudibras Because we are not like those clumsy-made truncheons in the land world, which cannot go with-out having a whole man to carry them about. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 The governor obtained a high price for his services— three hundred thousand livres in hard cash, thirty thousand a year for his life, and the truncheon of marshal of France. History of the United Netherlands, 1592-94 In utmost amazement he saw the greeny-grey uniformed carabinieri rushing thick and wild and indiscriminate on the crowd: a sudden new excited crowd in uniforms attacking the black crowd, beating them wildly with truncheons. Aaron's Rod |
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