different between bludgeon vs hakapik

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /bl?d?.?n/
• Rhymes: -?d??n

Noun

bludgeon (plural bludgeons)

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

   We smashed the radio with a steel bludgeon.

Translations

See also

• truncheon

Verb

bludgeon (third-person singular simple present bludgeons, present participle bludgeoning, simple past and past participle bludgeoned)

1. (transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
2. (transitive) To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.

   Their favorite method was bludgeoning us with the same old arguments in favor of their opinions.

Synonyms

• (to club): cudgel
• (coerce): harass, pummel

Derived terms

• bludgeoner

Related terms

• clobber
• beat

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “bludgeon”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Etymology

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Noun

hakapik (plural hakapiks)

1. (weaponry) A hunting implement, a long pole with a pick and hammer on the end, used by sealers to bludgeon seals and drag their carcasses to the sealing boat.

Translations

French

Noun

hakapik m (plural hakapiks)

1. (weaponry) Hakapik.