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A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
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(military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
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(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
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(sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
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(gymnastics, juggling) A rod twirled in a marching band's performance, in a gymnastic sport, or in juggling.
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(weaponry, US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen.
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(heraldry) A bend with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, typically borne sinister, and often used as a mark of cadency, initially for both legitimate and illegitimate children, but later chiefly for illegitimate children.
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A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
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(cooking) A batonnet, a long slice of a vegetable, thicker than a julienne.
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(baking) A short baguette.