"beaten with the ugly stick" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. past participle of beat with the ugly stick Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: beat with the ugly stick
    Sense id: en-beaten_with_the_ugly_stick-en-verb-IGPG1qdY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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