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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bludgeon \Bludg"eon\, n. [Cf. Ir blocan a little block, Gael. plocan a mallet, W. plocyn dim. of ploc block; or perh. connected with E. blow a stroke. Cf {Block}, {Blow} a stroke.] A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other used as an offensive weapon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bludgeon n : used as a weapon v 1: overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas" 2: strike with a club or a bludgeon [syn: {club}]
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