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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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