Definition of cudgel Cudgel
/kʌˈʤʌl/ - [kujul] - cudg•el
We found 9 definitions of cudgel from 6 different sources.
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What does cudgel mean?
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NounPlural: cudgels |
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| cudgel - a club that is used as a weapon | ||
| club stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club" | ||
| bastinado a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels | ||
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| cudgel - strike with a cudgel | ||
| fustigate | ||
| hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars" | ||
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- cudgel (Noun)
A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon. - cudgel (Verb)
To strike someone with a cudgel.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cudgel (n.)
A staff used in cudgel play, shorter than the quarterstaff, and wielded with one hand; hence, any heavy stick used as a weapon. - cudgel (v. t.)
To beat with a cudgel.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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cudgel
A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cudgel
kud′jel, n. a heavy staff: a club.—v.t. to beat with a cudgel:—pr.p. cud′gelling; pa.p. cud′gelled.—ns. Cud′geller; Cud′gelling.—adj. Cud′gel-proof, not to be hurt by beating.—Take up the cudgels, to engage in a contest. [A.S. cycgel.]
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