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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.Dudgeon
Dudg"eon\, n. [W. dygen anger, grudge.] Resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure. I drink it to thee in dudgeon and hostility. Sir T. Scott.Dudgeon
Dudg"eon\, a. Homely; rude; coarse. [Obs.] By my troth, though I am plain and dudgeon, I would not be an ass. --Beau. & Fl.
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dudgeon
1573, duggin, of unknown origin. One suggestion is It. aduggiare "to overshadow," giving it the same sense development as umbrage. No clear connection to earlier dudgeon (1380), a kind of wood used for knife handles, which is perhaps from a Fr. word.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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dudgeon
see in high dudgeon.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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