dudg|eon

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• dudgeon — dudg|eon [ dʌdʒən ] noun LITERARY in high dudgeon angry because someone has said or done something to upset you …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dudgeon — I dudg•eon [[t]ˈdʌdʒ ən[/t]] n. a feeling of offense or resentment; anger: We left in high dudgeon[/ex] • Etymology: 1565–75; orig. uncert. II dudg•eon [[t]ˈdʌdʒ ən[/t]] n. Obs. 1) a kind of wood used esp. for the hilt of knives, daggers, etc 2)… …   From formal English to slang

• Dudgeon — Dudg eon, n. 1. The root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made. Gerarde (1597). [1913 Webster] 2. The haft of a dagger. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A dudgeon hafted dagger; a dagger. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dudgeon — Dudg eon, n. [W. dygen anger, grudge.] Resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure. [1913 Webster] I drink it to thee in dudgeon and hostility. [1913 Webster] Sir T. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dudgeon — Dudg eon, a. Homely; rude; coarse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By my troth, though I am plain and dudgeon, I would not be an ass. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English