A beating with a cudgel.

plural of cudgeler

One who beats with a cudgel.

plural of cudgelling

plural of cudgeling

One who fights with a cudgel.

(idiomatic) To make a defense for someone or something, on behalf of another person.

To engage in a contest. / (idiomatic, followed by on behalf of or for) to make a defence for someone or something; to intercede supportively.

(UK, dated, figuratively) to think hard and try to remember something.

Alternative form of cudgel one's brain