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