CUDGEL


Meaning of CUDGEL in English

noun

a short solid stick used as a weapon or an instrument of punishment

beat the prisoner with a cudgel

Synonyms: bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, club, knobkerrie, mace, nightstick, ||shillelagh, spontoon, truncheon, war club

Related Word: birch, cane, ferule, hickory, paddle, rattan, rod, switch; blackjack; quarterstaff; bastinado

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