dudgeon, high dudgeon
(noun) a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase ‘in high dudgeon’)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dudgeon (plural dudgeons)
(obsolete) A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives; the root of the box tree.
(obsolete) A hilt made of this wood.
• "And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood" (Shakespeare, Macbeth)
(archaic) A dagger which has a dudgeon hilt.
dudgeon (uncountable)
A feeling of anger or resentment.
Usually found only in set terms, see below.
Dudgeon (plural Dudgeons)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dudgeon is the 16917th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1683 individuals. Dudgeon is most common among White (93.64%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Dudg"eon, n.
1. The root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made. Gerarde (1597).
2. The haft of a dagger. Shak.
3. A dudgeon-hafted dagger; a dagger. Hudibras.
Dudg"eon, n. Etym: [W. dygen anger, grudge.]
Definition: Resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure. I drink it to thee in dudgeon and hostility. Sir T. Scott.
Dudg"eon, a.
Definition: Homely; rude; coarse. [Obs.] By my troth, though I am plain and dudgeon, I would not be an ass. Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
