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cudgel

cudg·el [ kújjəl ]


noun  (plural cudg·els)
Definition:
 
short heavy club: a heavy stick used as a weapon



transitive verb  (past and past participle cudg·eled, present participle cudg·el·ing, 3rd person present singular cudg·els)
Definition:
 
hit somebody with cudgel: to beat somebody with a cudgel

[ Old English cycgel, origin ?]

take up the cudgels to defend or support a person or cause actively and energetically

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