7
billy(noun, business, stick, bat, arms)
7
knock(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
7
lash(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
7
mace(noun, business, stick, bat, arms)
7
scourge(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike)
7
stick(noun, business, branch, bat, weapon)
7
switch(noun, verb, beat, strike, bar)
6
belabour
6
birch(noun, verb, beat, strike, bar)
6
blackjack(noun, business, hit, stick, bomb)
6
cosh(noun, business, hit, stick, bat)
6
drub(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
6
pommel(verb, beat, hit, crush, strike)
6
rod(noun, bar, stick, branch, strip)
6
smite
6
wallop(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
5
belt(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
5
ferule(noun, verb, beat, strike, stick)
5
nightstick(noun, business, stick, bat, weapon)
5
shillelagh(noun, business, stick, bat, weapon)
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