billy club
Example Sentences
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Alan Beck is counsel for the plaintiffs in both the California billy club case and the Hawaii butterfly knife case.
From Los Angeles Times
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Mr. Roman in 2008 first publicized “the presence of two members of the New Black Panther Party — one carrying a billy club — outside of a Philadelphia polling site.”
From Washington Times
“Faithfulness” has become a watchword for adaptations, sometimes a measure of authenticity, sometimes a billy club to police divergences from a favorite story.
From New York Times
Dallas County Sheriff Jim Clark had prodded her in the neck with a billy club and ordered her to vacate the premises.
From Washington Post
I could hear a loud thwacking sound — possibly a billy club being wielded against the invaders.
From Washington Post
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