Some of the most heroic figures in history, he added, are “folks that took on armed hate, bully club and dogs and fire hoses, with unarmed love, and they took down Jim Crow.”
(Senator Cory Booker.)
What does "bully club" mean in the Senator's comment?
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I think it should be 'a billy club',
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In the US, "bully club" is apparently the correct word. A bully club would be a billy club used by a "bully boy," a policeman or local tough who puts down protesters.