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1. (n.) dudgeon
a feeling of offense or resentment; anger:
We left in high dudgeon.
2. (Obs.) dudgeon
a kind of wood used esp. for the hilt of knives, daggers, etc.
3. dudgeon
a hilt made of this wood.
4. dudgeon
a dagger having such a hilt.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME; cf. AF digeon)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dudgeon, high dudgeon
a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) dudgeon
homely; rude; coarse
2. (noun) dudgeon
the root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made
3. (noun) dudgeon
the haft of a dagger
4. (noun) dudgeon
a dudgeon-hafted dagger; a dagger
5. (noun) dudgeon
resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure
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