Dudgeon Definition

dŭjən
noun
A sullen, angry, or indignant humor.
American Heritage
Anger or resentment.
Webster's New World
A kind of wood used in making knife handles.
American Heritage
A wood, perhaps boxwood, used for dagger hilts.
Webster's New World
A hilt of this wood or a dagger with such a hilt.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Dudgeon

Noun

Singular:
dudgeon
Plural:
dudgeons

Origin of Dudgeon

  • Origin uncertain; perhaps the same as Etymology 1, above, or perhaps from Welsh dygen (“anger, grudge”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Apparently from Anglo-Norman or Middle French, but the ultimate origin is obscure.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English dogeon possibly from Anglo-Norman

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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