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dudgeon

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dudg⋅eon

1  [duhj-uhn]
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–noun
a feeling of offense or resentment; anger: We left in high dudgeon.
Origin:
1565–75; orig. uncert.

Synonyms:
indignation, pique.

dudg⋅eon

2  [duhj-uhn]
–noun Obsolete.
1. a kind of wood used esp. for the handles of knives, daggers, etc.
2. a handle or hilt made of this wood.
3. a dagger having such a hilt.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; cf. AF digeon
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dudg·eon 1   (dŭj'ən)   
n.  A sullen, angry, or indignant humor: "Slamming the door in Meg's face, Aunt March drove off in high dudgeon" (Louisa May Alcott).

[Origin unknown.]
dudg·eon 2   (dŭj'ən)   
n.  

  1. Obsolete A kind of wood used in making knife handles.

  2. Archaic

    1. A dagger with a hilt made of this wood.

    2. The hilt of a dagger.


[Middle English dogeon, possibly from Anglo-Norman.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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Idioms & Phrases

dudgeon

see in high dudgeon.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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