Hyphenation
cudg·elTurkish pronunciation
kʌcılSynonyms
club,
bastinado,
bat,
billy,
billyclub,
birch,
blackjack,
bludgeon,
cane,
cosh,
ferule,
mace,
nightstick,
paddle,
rodPronunciation
/ˈkəʤəl/ /ˈkʌʤəl/
Etymology
[ 'k&-j&l ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Middle English (Southwestern dialect) kuggel, from Old English cycgel, from Proto-Germanic *kuʒʒulaz 'ball' (compare West Frisian kûgel, Dutch kogel 'bullet, ball', German Kugel), diminutive of *kuʒʒō. More at cog.