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cudgels

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Noun

cudgels noun

  1. A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.“The guard hefted his cudgel menacingly and looked at the inmates.”
  2. Anything that can be used as a threat to force one's will on another.

Verb

cudgels verb

  1. To strike with a cudgel.“The officer was violently cudgeled down in the midst of the rioters.”
  2. To exercise (one's wits or brains).

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