- (n.) A staff used in cudgel play, shorter than the quarterstaff, and wielded with one hand; hence, any heavy stick used as a weapon.
- (v.t.) To beat with a cudgel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "cudgel" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/cudgel/definitions/1993553> |