cudgel cudgel /ˈkʌdʒəl/

noun

1. A club that is used as a weapon  ( cudgel )
   a club that is used as a weapon
    The guard carried a cudgel as a weapon for protection.
   The guard carried a cudgel as a weapon for protection.
   
   

verb

1. Strike with a cudgel  ( cudgel , fustigate )
   strike with a cudgel