Bludgeon \Bludg"eon\, n. [Cf. Ir. blocan a little block, Gael. plocan a mallet, W. plocyn, dim. of ploc block; or perh. connected with E. blow a stroke. Cf. {Block}, {Blow} a stroke.] A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon.
Though often uneducated, he can still bludgeon universities into silencing unpopular researchers or providing scholarships for friends.
So far, Wall Street's Old Guard seems to be winning the program-trading battle, successfully mobilizing public and congressional opinion to bludgeon their tormentors.
The prosecution claims the bludgeon murders were carried out in retaliation for the robbery.
Defense lawyers charged that prosecutors are misusing the RICO statute to attempt to bludgeon their clients into testifying against Messrs.