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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Dudgeon

/dŭj'-ən/ · Dudg·eon · IPA /ˈdʌd͡ʒən/
01 n. The root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made.
  1. 1.
    The root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made.
  2. 2.
    The haft of a dagger.
  3. 3.
    A dudgeon-hafted dagger; a dagger.
02 n. Resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure.
  1. 1.
    Resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure.
    “I drink it to thee in dudgeon and hostility.” — Sir T. Scott.
03 a. Homely; rude; coarse.
  1. 1.
    Homely; rude; coarse.[Obs.]
    “By my troth, though I am plain and dudgeon, I would not be an ass.” — Beau. & Fl.