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 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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