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bludgeon

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bludgeon /ˈblʌdʒ(ə)n/

▶noun a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon. ▶verb

1 beat with a bludgeon.

2 bully into doing something.

– origin C18: of unknown origin.

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