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Noun
/bəˈtän/,
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batons, plural;
  1. A short stick or staff or something resembling one, in particular

  2. A thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or choir

  3. A short stick or tube passed from runner to runner in a relay race

  4. A long stick carried and twirled by a drum major

  5. A police officer's club

  6. A staff symbolizing office or authority, esp. one carried by a field marshal

  7. A narrow bend truncated at each end

  8. A short bar replacing some figures on the dial of a clock or watch

  9. One of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to wands in others

  1. Oblong hour markers on the dial of a watch or clock face.
  2. Placed behind the shield two gold Batons in Saltire enamelled at the end Sable (black), which represent the Duke of Norfolk's office as Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England.
  3. These are markers which represent the hours and minutes on a watch in place of numerals.