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| cudg·el [ kújjəl ] |
noun (plural cudg·els) |
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short heavy club: a heavy stick used as a weapon
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transitive verb (past and past participle cudg·eled, present participle cudg·el·ing, 3rd person present singular cudg·els) |
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hit somebody with cudgel: to beat somebody with a cudgel
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| [ Old English cycgel, origin ?] |
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take up the cudgels to defend or support a person or cause actively and energetically
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