noun

a short, thick stick used as a weapon.

club,bludgeon,stick,truncheon,baton,blackthorn,mace,bat,blackjack,billy,billy club,nightstick,shillelagh,lathi,danda,kierie,knobkerrie,cosh,life preserver

verb

beat with a cudgel.

they would lie in wait and cudgel her to death

bludgeon,club,beat,batter,bash,attack,assault,cosh