dudgeon
1 Americannoun
idioms
noun
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a kind of wood used especially for the handles of knives, daggers, etc.
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a handle or hilt made of this wood.
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a dagger having such a hilt.
noun
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obsolete a wood used in making the handles of knives, daggers, etc
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archaic a dagger, knife, etc, with a dudgeon hilt
noun
Etymology
Origin of dudgeon1
First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain
Origin of dudgeon2
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; related to Anglo-French digeon, digeoun, dogeon; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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European leaders issued a joint statement External link in high dudgeon on Tuesday, insisting that “Greenland belongs to its people.”
From Barron's
European leaders issued a joint statement External link in high dudgeon on Tuesday, insisting that “Greenland belongs to its people.”
From Barron's
But that high dudgeon, he notes, is “as good a proof as any that it’s not just a puzzle.”
From Los Angeles Times
For it is a rare, brave soul who will stand up to a figure of authority in high dudgeon, a fact that Penelope now hoped to take advantage of.
From Literature
“It appears that Lady Constance is in high dudgeon,” Miss Penelope Lumley thought to herself, as she stood just outside the doorway of the lady’s private parlor.
From Literature
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