cudgels
noun(cud-gel)
a short heavy club
cudgels
verb(cud-gel)
to beat with or as if with a cudgel
cudgels
idiom(cud-gel)
to fight in defense or support of (someone or something)
cudgels
verb(cud-gel)
pick up, lift
cudgels
verb(cud-gel)
to begin to occupy (land)
cudgels
verb(cud-gel)
to gather from a number of sources