DUDGEON

dudgeon

Noun

  1. A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives; the root of the box tree.
  2. A hilt made of this wood.
  3. A dagger which has a dudgeon hilt.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A feeling of anger or resentment (usually only in set terms, below).


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