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Definition of cudgel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cudgel

noun
 
/ˈkʌdʒl/
 
/ˈkʌdʒl/
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  1. a short thick stick that is used as a weapon
    Word OriginOld English cycgel, of unknown origin.
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take up (the) cudgels on behalf of somebody/something
  1. (old-fashioned) to defend or support somebody/something strongly
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