truncheoning
present participle of truncheon
Source: Wiktionary
Trun"cheon, n. Etym: [OE. tronchoun the shaft of a broken spear, broken piece, OF.tronchon, tron, F. tron, fr. OF. & F. tronce, tronche, a piece of wood; cf. OF. trons, tros, trois; all perhaps from L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, staff. See Thyrsus, and cf. Trounce.]
1. A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear. With his truncheon he so rudely struck. Spenser.
2. A baton, or military staff of command. The marshal's truncheon nor the judges robe. Shak.
3. A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth. Gardner.
Trun"cheon, v. t.
Definition: To beat with a truncheon. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
