CUDGEL


Meaning of CUDGEL in English

n.

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: -geled or -gelled ; -gel · ing or -gel · ling \ ' k ə j-li ŋ , ' k ə -j ə - \

Date: 1596

: to beat with or as if with a cudgel

– cudgel one's brains : to think hard (as for a solution to a problem)

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.