cudgel
noun
[ ˈkʌdʒ(ə)l ]
• a short, thick stick used as a weapon.
Similar:
club,
bludgeon,
stick,
truncheon,
baton,
blackthorn,
mace,
bat,
blackjack,
billy,
billy club,
nightstick,
shillelagh,
lathi,
danda,
kierie,
knobkerrie,
cosh,
life preserver,
cudgel
verb
• beat with a cudgel.
• "they would lie in wait and cudgel her to death"
Origin:
Old English cycgel, of unknown origin.
