Bible Dictionaries
Cudgel

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A staff used in cudgel play, shorter than the quarterstaff, and wielded with one hand; hence, any heavy stick used as a weapon.

(2):

(v. t.) To beat with a cudgel.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cudgel'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cudgel.html. 1828.