dudgeon \ˈdə-jən\ noun: 1. obsolete a wood used especially for dagger hilts, 2 a. archaic a dagger with a handle of dudgeon, b. obsolete a haft made of dudgeon, 3. a fit or state of indignation (often used in the phrase in high dudgeon)
Etymology: Middle English dogeon, from Anglo-French digeon, dogeon
(Origin for dudgeon in sense 3 is unknown)
Try not to think of dungeon as you read the word dudgeon.
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