1. The root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made. Gerarde (1597).
2. The haft of a dagger. Shak.
3. A dudgeon-hafted dagger; a dagger. Hudibras.
DUDGEON
Dudg"eon, n. Etym: [W. dygen anger, grudge.]
Defn: Resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure.
I drink it to thee in dudgeon and hostility.
Sir T. Scott.
DUDGEON
Dudg"eon, a.
Defn: Homely; rude; coarse. [Obs.]
By my troth, though I am plain and dudgeon, I would not be an ass.
Beau. & Fl.
DUDISH
Dud"ish, a.
Defn: Like, or characterized of, a dude.
DUDS Duds, n. pl. Etym: [Scot. dud rag, pl. duds clothing of inferior quality.]