cudgel
1cud·gel
noun \ˈkə-jəl\Definition of CUDGEL
: a short heavy club
Examples of CUDGEL
- <a farmer armed with a cudgel drove us off his land>
Origin of CUDGEL
Middle English kuggel, from Old English cycgel; perhaps akin to Middle High German kugele ball
First Known Use: before 12th century
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