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hats and bats
noun
said of a squad of prison guards formed to extract a violent prisoner from a cell or police officers formed to squelch a riot US- They came with their hats and bats–helmets and nightsticks. Within ten minutes of the initial 10:14, one hundred reinforcements and a dozen ambulances had been on the scene. — William Caunitz, One Police Plaza, p. 151, 1985
- I had seen video of the Hats and Bats outfit at the Academy; it was much more intimidating seen up close. — Ted Conover, Newjack, p. 132, 2000
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