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BATON
baton, wand
(noun) a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
baton
(noun) a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race
baton
(noun) a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
baton
(noun) a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
truncheon, nightstick, baton, billy, billystick, billy club
(noun) a short stout club used primarily by policemen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
baton (plural batons)
A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes
(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
(sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
(US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen; a truncheon (UK).
Synonyms: billy club, nightstick
(heraldiccharge) An abatement in coats of arms to denote illegitimacy. (Also spelled batune, baston).
(heraldiccharge) A riband with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, as shown on a coat of arms.
A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
Verb
baton (third-person singular simple present batons, present participle batoning, simple past and past participle batoned)
To strike with a baton.
Anagrams
• Botan, tabon
Source: Wiktionary
Bat"on, n. Etym: [F. b. See Baston.]
1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances. He held the baton of command. Prescott.
2. (Her.)
Definition: An ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in breadth of the bend sinister;
– called also bastard bar. See Bend sinister.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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