n. A fragment or piece broken off from something, especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance.n. The shaft of a spear.n. A short staff, a club; a cudgel.n. A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer.n. A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth.n. penisv. To strike with a truncheon.