dudgeon

dudgeon
dudgeon 1570s, duggin, of unknown origin. One suggestion is It. aduggiare "to overshadow," giving it the same sense development as UMBRAGE (Cf. umbrage). No clear connection to earlier dudgeon (late 14c.), a kind of wood used for knife handles, which is perhaps from a French word.

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  • Dudgeon — may refer to: Dudgeon (steam automobile company) named after its founder Richard Dudgeon J W Dudgeon, Victorian ship builders Dudgeon dagger, another name for a bollock dagger Dudgeon Bank, area off the coast of Norfolk, site of proposed Dudgeon… …   Wikipedia

  • dudgeon — dudgeon1 [duj′ən] n. [16th c. ( take) in dudgeon, also endugine, prob. Anglo Fr en digeon, with reference to the hand on the dagger hilt: see DUDGEON2] anger or resentment: now chiefly in the phrase in high dudgeon, very angry, offended, or… …   English World dictionary

  • 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

  • dudgeon — ● dudgeon nom masculin (de Dudgeon, nom propre) Outil utilisé pour le dudgeonnage …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • dudgeon — ► NOUN (often in phrase in high dudgeon) ▪ deep resentment. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • dudgeon — index estrangement, odium, resentment, umbrage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • dudgeon — DÚDGEON s. v. mandrină. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime …   Dicționar Român

  • dudgeon — umbrage, huff, pique, resentment, *offense Analogous words: *anger, indignation, wrath, rage, fury, ire: temper, humor, *mood …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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