bludg·eon 
(bl
ŭj
ən)
n. A short heavy club, usually of wood, that is thicker or loaded at one end.
tr.v. bludg·eoned,
bludg·eon·ing,
bludg·eons 1. To hit with a heavy club or similar blunt instrument.
2. To strike with strong force: "The fields were often baked by the sun and bludgeoned by savage thunderstorms" (Linda Hasselstrom).
3. To overcome, often by intimidation or coercion.
[Origin unknown.]
bludgeon·er, bludg′eon·eer (-ə-nîr) n.