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dudg·eon1 (dŭj́ən)

[Origin unknown.]

noun 

A sullen, angry, or indignant humor: “Slamming the door in Meg's face, Aunt March drove off in high dudgeon” (Louisa May Alcott)
dudg·eon2 (dŭj́ən)

[Middle English dogeon, possibly from Anglo-Norman.]

noun 

  1. Obsolete A kind of wood used in making knife handles.
  2. Archaic
    1. A dagger with a hilt made of this wood.
    2. The hilt of a dagger.