Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To strike with a baton.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA staff or truncheon, used for various purposes. · A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office. · The stick of a conductor in musical performances. · An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
From French bâton. Doublet of baston.
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