n. A sullen, angry, or indignant humor: "Slamming the door in Meg's face, Aunt March drove off in high dudgeon" (Louisa May Alcott). [Origin unknown.] |
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n. 1. Obsolete A kind of wood used in making knife handles. 2. Archaic a. A dagger with a hilt made of this wood. b. The hilt of a dagger. [Middle English dogeon, possibly from Anglo-Norman.] |
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