DUDGEONS

Noun

dudgeons

plural of dudgeon

Proper noun

Dudgeons

plural of Dudgeon

Source: Wiktionary


DUDGEON

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



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