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the blunt instrument that solved disputes before lawyers and lawsuits got involved.
etymologyFrom Old English 'cycgel,' meaning thick stick
brain idiomTo 'cudgel your brains' means think hard
folk weaponIrish shillelagh is a cudgel of blackthorn
legal metaphorNow mostly a stick for political coercion
simplicity winsNo moving parts, no reload, always works