cudgel

US [ˈkʌdʒəl]
UK [ˈkʌdʒ(ə)l]
  • n.（用作武器的）短棒
  • v.用短棒打
  • Web棍棒；木棒；棒子
Plural Form：cudgels  Present Participle：cudgelling  Past Tense：cudgelled  

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cudgeling
n.
1.
（用作武器的）短棒，粗短棍a short thick stick that is used as a weapon
IDM
take up (the) cudgels on behalf of sb/sth
坚决保卫；毅然支持to defend or support sb/sth strongly
v.
1.
~ sb
用短棒打to hit sb with a cudgel
IDM
cudgel your brains
冥思苦想；绞尽脑汁to think very hard