bludgeon
English
WOTD – 15 August 2008
Etymology
First attested in 1730. Origin uncertain, perhaps of Cornish origin (recorded as blogon c. 1450) or from Middle French bougeon, a diminutive of bouge (“club, stick”).
Noun
bludgeon (plural bludgeons)
Translations
short heavy club
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See also
Verb
bludgeon (third-person singular simple present bludgeons, present participle bludgeoning, simple past and past participle bludgeoned)
Derived terms
Translations
to club, hit with a bludgeon
References
- “bludgeon” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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