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Definition of: cudgel
(kuj′əl) noun
A short, thick stick used as a club.
—to take up the cudgels To enter into a contest or controversy.
—v.t. ·eled or ·elled, ·el·ing or ·el·ling To beat with a cudgel. See synonyms under BEAT.
—to cudgel one's brains To think hard; puzzle. [OE cycgel]
—cudg′el·er or cudg′el·ler noun
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