# bludgeon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈblʌd͡ʒ.ən/ · frequency rank #60,660

## Definitions
1. A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.

## Etymology
First attested in 1730. Origin uncertain, perhaps of Cornish origin (recorded as blogon c. 1450) or from Middle French bougeon, a diminutive of bouge (“club, stick”).

## Source
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