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plural batons
A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes. examples
(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances. examples
(sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race. examples
(US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen; a truncheon (UK). examples
(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. examples
A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence. examples
third-person singular simple present batons, present participle batoning or batonning, simple past and past participle batoned or batonned
(transitive) To strike with a baton. examples