mace

A heavy fighting club.

A ceremonial form of this weapon.

锤

A long baton used by some drum majors to keep time and lead a marching band. If this baton is referred to as a mace, by convention it has a ceremonial often decorative head, which, if of metal, usually is hollow and sometimes intricately worked.

An officer who carries a mace as a token of authority.

A knobbed mallet used by curriers to make leather supple when dressing it.

A billiard cue.

A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.

肉豆蔻皮

Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.

An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael.

An old weight of 57.98 grains, approximately 3.8 grams.

To hit someone or something with a mace.

To spray in defense or attack with mace (pepper spray or tear gas) using a hand-held device.

To spray a similar noxious chemical in defense or attack using an available hand-held device such as an aerosol spray can.