cudgelnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkʌdʒ.əl/us/ˈkʌdʒ.əl/a short, heavy stick used for hitting people
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Hand weapons
- battleaxe
- bayonet
- blackjack
- blowgun
- blowpipe
- bludgeon
- boomerang
- catapult
- flick knife
- harpoon
- hilt
- jackknife
- kirpan
- rapier
- scabbard
- scimitar
- shanghai
- sheath
- sheath knife
- shield
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Idiom(s)
cudgel your brains
take up the cudgels for/against sb/sth
cudgelverb [ T ]
uk/ˈkʌdʒ.əl/us/ˈkʌdʒ.əl/-ll- or US usually -l-to hit someone with a cudgel
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Hitting and beating
- a bunch of fives idiom
- a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
- at-risk
- bang up sb/sth
- bashing
- deck
- kick
- knock
- knock sb's block off idiom
- lay
- lay sb out
- licking
- mess sb up
- pasting
- pound
- pummel
- put the boot in idiom
- swing
- thump
- whack
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