Cudgel \Cudg"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cudgeled} or {Cudgelled} (-?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cudgeling} or {cudgelling}.] To beat with a cudgel. An he here, I would cudgel him like a dog. --Shak. {To cudgel one's brains}, to exercise one's wits.
cudgelling See {cudgel} cudgel n : a club that is used as a weapon v : strike with a cudgel [also: {cudgelling}, {cudgelled}]