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bludgeon definition

bludg·eon (bluj′ən)

noun

a short club with a thick, heavy, or loaded end

Etymology: ? altered < MFr bougeon, dim. of bouge, a club

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to strike with or as with a bludgeon
  2. to bully or coerce

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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