Assertion: truncheon | /r/ObjectUse | used for various purposes
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text: As nouns the difference between baton and truncheon is that baton is a staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal while truncheon is (obsolete) a fragment or piece broken off from something, especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance.
text: As nouns the difference between baton and nightstick is that baton is a staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal while nightstick is (law enforcement) a long narrow pole-like club carried by police and security people, for use in self-defense often shortened to stick.