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cudgels

noun

Meaning

  1. A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
  2. Anything that can be used as a threat to force one's will on another.
  3. To strike with a cudgel.
  4. To exercise (one's wits or brains).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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