cudgel

¹cud·gel

noun \ˈkə-jəl\

Definition of CUDGEL

: a short heavy club

Examples of CUDGEL

1. <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

Related to CUDGEL

Synonyms: bastinado (or bastinade), bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, cane, club, nightstick, rod, rung [Scottish], sap, shillelagh (also shillalah), staff, truncheon, waddy [Australian]

Related Words: blackjack, knobkerrie, mace; birch, crabstick, hickory, rattan, stave, switch; beetle, gavel, hammer, mallet, maul, sledgehammer; crook, crosier (or crozier), walking stick, whangee

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