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Definition of cudgel noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cudgel

noun

NAmE//ˈkʌdʒl//

a short thick stick that is used as a weapon

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Idioms

take up (the) cudgels on behalf of somebody/something (old-fashioned)

to defend or support someone or something strongly

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