noun
sap
A short, heavy club used as a weapon.
In the crime novel, the guard carries a sap beneath his coat.
Etymology
The club-name is associated with sapling, a young tree or suitable piece of wood. It later extended to compact clubs made of other materials.
More examples
- The detective found a leather sap at the scene.
- The attacker dropped the sap while fleeing.
- The museum displayed a weighted sap used as a weapon.
Forms
sap · saps
Similar words
- blackjack
- Another name for a short, weighted striking weapon.
- cudgel
- A cudgel is a heavy stick rather than a small weighted club.