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Dudgeon
Pronunciation : Dudg"eon
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Dudg"eon
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [W. dygen anger, grudge.]
Definition : Defn: Resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure. I drink it to thee in dudgeon and hostility. Sir T. Scott.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Dudg"eon
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Homely; rude; coarse. [Obs.] By my troth, though I am plain and dudgeon, I would not be an ass. Beau. & Fl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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