Associations to the word «Cudgelling»

Wiktionary

CUDGEL, noun. A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
CUDGEL, noun. (metaphoric) Anything that can be used as a threat to force ones will on another.
CUDGEL, verb. To strike with a cudgel.
CUDGEL, verb. To exercise (one's wits or brains).

Dictionary definition

CUDGEL, noun. A club that is used as a weapon.
CUDGEL, verb. Strike with a cudgel.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke