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gudgeon1 definition

gudg·eon (gujən)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Gobio) of small, European, freshwater cyprinoid fishes that are easily caught and used for bait
  2. any of various other fishes, as a goby or killifish

Etymology: ME gogeon < OFr goujon < L gobio < Gr kōbios

gudgeon2 definition

gudg·eon (gujən)

noun

  1. a metal pin or shaft at the end of an axle, on which a wheel turns
  2. the socket of a hinge, into which the pin is fitted
  3. the part of a shaft that revolves in a bearing

Etymology: ME gogoun < OFr gojon, pivot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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