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The Meaning of dudgeon

  • (n.) The root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made.
  • (n.) The haft of a dagger.
  • (n.) A dudgeon-hafted dagger; a dagger.
  • (n.) Resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure.
  • (a.) Homely; rude; coarse.

Synonyms

high dudgeon

Rhymes

bludgeon , curmudgeon , gudgeon , pidgin , sigyn , trudgen , widgeon , wigeon