cudgel
noun /ˈkʌdʒl/
/ˈkʌdʒl/
Idioms - a short thick stick that is used as a weapon
(用作武器的)短棒,粗短棍 词源Old English cycgel, of unknown origin.
Idioms
take up (the) cudgels on behalf of somebody/something
- (old-fashioned) to defend or support somebody/something strongly
坚决保卫;毅然支持