dudgeon
dudgeon¹
Definition
dudg·eon (duj′ən)
noun
anger or resentment: now chiefly in the phrase in high dudgeon, very angry, offended, or resentful
Etymology: 16th-c. (take) in dudgeon, also endugine, prob. Anglo-Fr en digeon, with reference to the hand on the dagger hilt: see dudgeon
dudgeon²
Definition
dudg·eon (duj′ən)
noun
- a wood, perhaps boxwood, used for dagger hilts
- a hilt of this wood or a dagger with such a hilt
Etymology: ME dogeon < Anglo-Fr digeon
Browse dictionary entries near dudgeon
- Dudevant
- dudeen
- dude ranch
- dude
- dud
- ductwork
- ductule
- ductless gland
- ductility
- ductile
- Dudley
- duds
- due
- due bill
- due diligence
- due process
- due process (of law)
- due to
- duel
- duello
