Cudgel (Noun)
Meaning
A club that is used as a weapon.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The caveman armed himself with a sturdy cudgel to protect his family from a wild animal attack.
- The cop grabbed his nightstick, which was essentially a modern cudgel for subduing unruly suspects.
- In medieval times, knights used the cudgel to fight their enemies when swords broke during battles.
- During a street fight, one opponent picked up a fallen branch to wield as a makeshift cudgel against his foe.
- The rugged adventurer pulled out a trusty cudgel to defend himself against the mugger lurking in the dark alley.