| 释义 |
cud·gel
I. \ˈkəjəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English kuggel, from Old English cycgel; akin to Middle Dutch cōghele stick with a rounded end, Middle High German kugele ball, Old High German coccho rounded ship, Lithuanian gugà pommel, hump, hill; basic meaning: ball; akin to Old English cot cottage, den — more at cot
1. : a short heavy stick that is shorter than a quarterstaff and is used as an instrument of punishment or a weapon
2. cudgels plural : cudgel play
II. transitive verb
(cudgeled or cudgelled ; cudgeled or cudgelled ; cudgeling or cudgelling \-j(ə)liŋ\ ; cudgels)
: to beat with or as if with a cudgel : belabor, thrash, drub, rack
< cudgeled his brains for a rhyme > |