noun

die Keule, -n

club

Club or cudgel: a heavy, usually thick-ended weapon used for striking.
Leg or haunch of meat: the upper part of an animal’s leg, especially as a cut of meat, such as a leg of lamb or a chicken leg.
Bowling pin or juggling club: a club-shaped object used in certain sports or performances.
Figuratively, a forceful tactic or argument: often something used bluntly or repeatedly to put pressure on someone.

Gender: feminine — die Keule
Plural: die Keulen
The word comes from Middle High German kiule and originally referred to a thick stick or club.

Knüppel — a cudgel or heavy stick; unlike Keule, it does not usually imply a thickened end.
Schlegel — a leg or drumstick of an animal, especially as a cut of meat.
There is no common direct antonym.

die Keule schwingen — to swing a club; figuratively, to use a blunt or forceful tactic.
die moralische Keule — “the moral club,” meaning moral arguments used to pressure or silence others.
eine Keule Lamm — a leg of lamb.

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Der Jäger hielt eine schwere Keule in der Hand.noun

The hunter held a heavy club in his hand.

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