dudgeon

Definition of Dudgeon in English :

1. dudgeon, high dudgeon

a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase in high dudgeon')

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dudgeon

noun

anger or resentment (archaic, except in the phrase in high dudgeon)

noun

1. obsolete

a wood used in making the handles of knives, daggers, etc

2. archaic

a dagger, knife, etc, with a dudgeon hilt

noun

anger or resentment

now chiefly in the phrase in high dudgeon, very angry, offended, or resentful

noun Obsolete

1.

a wood, perhaps boxwood, used for dagger hilts

2.

a hilt of this wood or a dagger with such a hilt

n.

A sullen, angry, or indignant humor: "Slamming the door in Meg's face, Aunt March drove off in high dudgeon" (Louisa May Alcott).

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.