bludgeon

¹blud·geon

noun \ˈblə-jən\

Definition of BLUDGEON

1

: a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon

2

: something used to attack or bully <the bludgeon of satire>

Examples of BLUDGEON

1. <guards armed with bludgeons roamed the compound>

Origin of BLUDGEON

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1730

Related to BLUDGEON

Synonyms: bastinado (or bastinade), bat, baton, billy, billy club, club, cane, cudgel, nightstick, rod, rung [Scottish], sap, shillelagh (also shillalah), staff, truncheon, waddy [Australian]

Related Words: blackjack, knobkerrie, mace; birch, crabstick, hickory, rattan, stave, switch; beetle, gavel, hammer, mallet, maul, sledgehammer; crook, crosier (or crozier), walking stick, whangee

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Other Weapons and Explosives Terms

automatic, carbine, cudgel, muzzle, rapier

Rhymes with BLUDGEON

dudgeon, gudgeon