cudgel

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | 245 words | Copyright

cudgel a short, thick stick used as a weapon. The word is recorded from Old English, but the ultimate origin is unknown.
cudgel one's brains think hard about a problem.
take up the cudgels start to defend or support someone or something strongly.

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