Wordie: Cudgel: Comments

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:41:47 +0000

This word always makes me think of Pistol in "Henry V." "And from my weary limbs honor is cudgell'd." Or something like that.

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:45:12 +0000

Ouch! Welcome, slumry--glad you're enjoying Wordie. I predict it will become even more pleasantly bewildering as you explore more. ;-)

Comment by slumry, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:37:22 +0000

I am new to this site, and pleasantly bewildered.

I was struck by the appearance of "cudgel" (pun intended, unforturantely) because I was thinking about that word just a day or so ago. It is a word my mother frequently used, always in the context of trying to recall something, as in: "I cudgeled my brain, but I just could not remember. . ."

Now that I am past 50, I cudgel my brain frequently, often to no avail. I do have a visceral appreciation of the word "cudgel" now!