Short, heavy clubs consisting of a stick, usually wooden, with a handle but no head, typically carried by policemen on patrol or as riot control equipment.
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batons, police
billies
billy clubs
clubs, billy
clubs, police
night sticks
night-sticks
police batons
police clubs
sticks, night
12yrs ago
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