becudgelled
/bɪˈkʌdʒəld/
verb
- Past tense of becudgel: struck or beaten repeatedly with a heavy club or stick.
- The guard becudgelled the intruder until he fled.
- The villagers becudgelled the wild boar that was destroying their crops.
- He becudgelled the snake with a thick branch to protect his dog.
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