cudgels
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cudgels noun
- A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.“The guard hefted his cudgel menacingly and looked at the inmates.”
- Anything that can be used as a threat to force one's will on another.
Verb
cudgels verb
- To strike with a cudgel.“The officer was violently cudgeled down in the midst of the rioters.”
- To exercise (one's wits or brains).
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