cud
gel
Plural
cudgels
1
a short and thick stick that is used as a weapon for hitting or striking
- In medieval times, soldiers would often wield cudgels in battle as makeshift weapons.
- The farmer used a cudgel to fend off the wolves attacking his livestock.
- During the riot, the protestors armed themselves with cudgels fashioned from broken branches.
- The robber threatened the shopkeeper with a cudgel, demanding money from the cash register.
- The old man kept a cudgel by his bedside for protection against intruders.