cudg·el (k
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n.
A short heavy stick; a club.
tr.v. cudg·eled or cudg·elled, cudg·el·ing or cudg·el·ling, cudg·els
To beat or strike with or as if with a cudgel.
[Middle English cuggel, from Old English cycgel.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Noun
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cudgel – a club that is used as a weapon
bastinado – a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet
club – stout stick that is larger at one end; “he carried a club in self defense”; “he felt as if he had been hit with a club”
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Verb
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cudgel – strike with a cudgel
hit – deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; “He hit her hard in the face”
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