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Meanings of bludgeon in English

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A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.

      Usage of bludgeon in English
      1
      It seeks to use state power as a rapier not a bludgeon.
      The Guardian
      2
      It was the hand of the man; that hand was a bludgeon.
      A Mountain Woman
      3
      They must have lost my track completely after their bludgeon-man was arrested.
      Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
      4
      The changes would mean farmers could bludgeon newborn calves only in emergencies.
      Radio NZ
      5
      Assassination isn't just a political tool-it'sa bludgeon, not a precise instrument.
      The Winds of Dune
      6
      Strickland employed not the rapier of sarcasm but the bludgeon of invective.
      The Moon and Sixpence
      7
      A ruffian stood on either side of the door with uplifted bludgeon.
      Rupert of Hentzau: From The Memoirs of Fritz Von Tarlenheim / Se...
      8
      The bludgeon stroke stunned Lucien, but he raised his head at Mme.
      Two Poets
      9
      Instantly knife, pistol, and bludgeon clattered on the floor at his feet.
      A Little Traitor to the South / A War Time Comedy with a Tragic ...
      10
      Cordelia retreated a step, her makeshift bludgeon now hanging at her knee.
      Wizard and glass
      11
      Such a letter as this was like a blow from a bludgeon.
      Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion. Volume 4
      12
      Their feet lagged, and he shoved them before him, flourishing his bludgeon.
      The Californians
      13
      He took his bludgeon in both hands and stepped through the door.
      Imajica: Complete Edition
      14
      It seemed unlikely that he was there to bludgeon or rob me.
      Great house: a novel
      15
      Down with your arms, each of you-downthat knife, down that bludgeon.
      What Will He Do with It? — Volume 10
      16
      We are far here from Swift's bludgeon and from Voltaire's poisoned needle.
      Some Diversions of a Man of Letters
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      United Kingdom
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