Cudg·el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cudgeled or Cudgelled p. pr. & vb. n. Cudgeling or cudgelling.] To beat with a cudgel.
An he here, I would cudgel him like a dog. --Shak.
To cudgel one's brains, to exercise one's wits.
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cudgel
n : a club that is used as a weapon
v : strike with a cudgel
[also: cudgelling, cudgelled]