cudgel

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cudgel [cudgel cudgels cudgelled cudgeled cudgelling cudgeling] noun, verb BrE [ˈkʌdʒl] NAmE [ˈkʌdʒl]
noun
a short thick stick that is used as a weapon

Word Origin:
Old English cycgel, of unknown origin.
Idioms: ↑cudgel your brains ▪ ↑take up cudgels on behalf of somebody
 
verb (BrE)(-ll-, especially US -l-)~ sb
to hit sb with a ↑cudgel
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Word Origin:
Old English cycgel, of unknown origin.