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cudgel


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verb
cudgeled or cudgelledcudgel·ing or cudgel·ling \ˈkəj-liŋ, ˈkə-jə-\

Definition of CUDGEL

transitive verb
: to beat with or as if with a cudgel
— cudgel one's brains
: to think hard (as for a solution to a problem)
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First Known Use of CUDGEL

1596

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