[f. prec. sb.] trans. To strike or fell with a bludgeon or similar weapon.
1829. Standard, 17 Nov., 3/1. The whole party were severely bludgeoned, and obliged to retreat before the superior numbers and desperation of the poachers.
1868. Doran, Saints & Sinners, I. 295. Such a preacher … would be bludgeoned into a mummy.
1884. Pall Mall Gaz., 15 Oct., 3/1. To bludgeon an opponent who has a sharp tongue.
