BLUDGEONED

Verb

bludgeoned

simple past tense and past participle of bludgeon

Source: Wiktionary


BLUDGEON

Bludg"eon, n. Etym: [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.]

Definition: A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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