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baton 1. a thin stick used by the conductor of an orchestra, choir, etc., to indicate rhythm or expression 2. Athletics a short bar carried by a competitor in a relay race and transferred to the next runner at the end of each stage 3. a long stick with a knob on one end, carried, twirled, and thrown up and down by a drum major or drum majorette, esp at the head of a parade How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The cops, all uniformed deputies from the Washoe County Sheriff's Department in Reno, jumped out of their vehicles, brandished their nightsticks and hurdled over a barrier to high-five the crowd in front of Hooters. Wright did remove the newsreel and references to Bigger's "polishing his nightstick," and these changes had the unsurprising effect of occluding the character's sexuality. A security guard at the train yard swings his nightstick at Scratch, and our terrified narrator hits the guard with his skateboard. |
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