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cudgel
English
Etymology
From Middle English kuggel, from Old English cy??el (“a large stick, cudgel”), from Proto-Germanic *kuggilaz (“knobbed instrument”), derivative of Proto-Germanic *kugg? (“cog, swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewg?- (“swelling, bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew-, *g?- (“to bow, bend, arch, curve”), equivalent to cog +? -el (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Middle Dutch coghele (“stick with a rounded end”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?d??l/
- Rhymes: -?d??l
Noun
cudgel (plural cudgels)
- A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
- (figuratively) Anything that can be used as a threat to force one's will on another.
Translations
Verb
cudgel (third-person singular simple present cudgels, present participle (US) cudgeling or (Commonwealth) cudgelling, simple past and past participle (US) cudgeled or (Commonwealth) cudgelled)
- To strike with a cudgel.
- 1950, Jack Vance, Dying Earth, "Mazirian the Magician"
- Aboard the barge and so off the trail, the blessing lost its puissance and the barge-tender, who coveted Guyal's rich accoutrements, sought to cudgel him with a knoblolly.
- 1950, Jack Vance, Dying Earth, "Mazirian the Magician"
- To exercise (one's wits or brains).
Translations
See also
- club
- singlestick
Further reading
- club (weapon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- cludge
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baton
English
Alternative forms
- bâton
Etymology
From French bâton. Doublet of baston.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: b?t??n, IPA(key): /?bæt?n/
- (US) enPR: b?tän?, IPA(key): /b??t?n/
Noun
baton (plural batons)
- A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes
- (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
- (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
- (US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen; a truncheon (UK).
- Synonyms: billy club, nightstick
- (heraldry) An abatement in coats of arms to denote illegitimacy. (Also spelled batune, baston).
- (heraldry) A riband with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, as shown on a coat of arms.
- A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
Derived terms
- batonic
Translations
Verb
baton (third-person singular simple present batons, present participle batoning, simple past and past participle batoned)
- To strike with a baton.
Translations
References
- The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]
- The Observer's Book of Heraldry, by Charles Mackinnon of Dunakin, page 58.
Further reading
- baton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Baton in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- Botan, tabon
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From French bâton.
Noun
baton
- bread stick
- chocolate stick
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[2], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
Esperanto
Noun
baton
- accusative singular of bato
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French bâton.
Noun
baton
- stick
Hiligaynon
Verb
báton
- accept, get, receive
Japanese
Romanization
baton
- R?maji transcription of ???
Louisiana Creole French
Alternative forms
- matan
- batan
Etymology
From French bâton (“stick”).
Noun
baton
- stick
- stalk
- rod, pole
- cane, walking stick
References
- Albert Valdman; Thomas A. Klinger; Margaret M. Marshall; Kevin J. Rottet, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole, ?ISBN, page 64
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French bâton.
Noun
baton
- stick
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Polish
Etymology
From French bâton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ba.t?n/
Noun
baton m inan (diminutive batonik)
- candy bar
Declension
Further reading
- baton in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French bâton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?ton/
Noun
baton n (plural batoane)
- bar, stick
Declension
Further reading
- baton in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
From French bâton.
Noun
baton
- stick
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Tetum
Noun
batón
- lipstick
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