Cudgel ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Cudgel ( noun )

A short thick stick used as a weapon for striking.

Origin:

Middle english cudgel, from old english cudgel "stick for beating," from cudan "to beat".

Examples:

1. The night watchman carried a cudgel to protect himself.
2. He raised the cudgel, ready to strike the thief.
3. The rioters were armed with stones and cudgels.
4. In the old days, the guards used cudgels to keep order in the prison.
5. The old man used his cudgel to scare off the stray dog.

(As a verb)

Cudgel ( verb )

A short thick stick used as a weapon for striking.

Origin:

Middle english cudgel, from old english cudgel "stick for beating," from cudan "to beat".

Examples:

1. The night watchman carried a cudgel to protect himself.
2. He raised the cudgel, ready to strike the thief.
3. The rioters were armed with stones and cudgels.
4. In the old days, the guards used cudgels to keep order in the prison.
5. The old man used his cudgel to scare off the stray dog.