dudgeon.
A feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation.
Meaning & usage
A feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain: * Perhaps the same as Etymology 2, below * Perhaps from Welsh dygen (“anger, grudge”) (from dy- + cwyn (“complaint”)), though the OED rejects this. * Possibly from dudgen (“trash, something worthless”). * Possibly borrowed from Italian aduggiare (“to overshadow”), similar to the semantic development of umbrage.
A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives; the root of the box tree.
A hilt made of this wood.
A dagger which has a dudgeon hilt.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dogeon, apparently from Anglo-Norman or Middle French, but the ultimate origin is obscure. Compare French douve (“stave”).
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