Associations to the word «Dudgeon»

Wiktionary

DUDGEON, noun. (obsolete) A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives; the root of the box tree.
DUDGEON, noun. (obsolete) A hilt made of this wood.
DUDGEON, noun. (archaic) A dagger which has a dudgeon hilt.
DUDGEON, noun. A feeling of anger or resentment (usually only in set terms, below).

Dictionary definition

DUDGEON, noun. A feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon').

Wise words

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
Ernest Hemingway