bludgeon
A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one endA short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
Meaning
2 sensesA short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
We smashed the radio with a steel bludgeon.
Knüppel
дуби́нкаdubínka, па́лицаpálica, дуби́наdubína
дрючо́кdrjučók, кийо́кkyjók, дубе́цьdubécʹ
(figuratively)Something used to coerce someone.
a club used as a weapon
Examples
28 sentencesTom was found bludgeoned to death.
ruТома нашли забитым насмерть. — Smoky
Tom bludgeoned Mary.
Tom bludgeoned Mary to death.
Sami bludgeoned his victims to death.
The victim was bludgeoned to death.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1730. Origin uncertain, perhaps of Cornish origin (recorded as blogon c.First attested in 1730. Origin uncertain, perhaps of Cornish origin (recorded as blogon c. 1450) or from Middle French bougeon, a diminutive of bouge (“club, stick”).
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