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What does baton mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word baton? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes
  2. (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
  3. (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
  4. (US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen; a truncheon (UK).
  5. (heraldry) An abatement in coats of arms to denote illegitimacy. (Also spelled batune, baston).
  6. (heraldry) A riband with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, as shown on a coat of arms.
Verb
  1. To strike with a baton.
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