[steam automobile company] Dudgeon was an American steam automobile company active in the middle of the 19th century. In 1855, inventor Richard Dudgeon astounded New Yorkers by driving from his home to his place of business in a steam carriage. The noise and vibration generated by the `Red Devil Steamer` frightened horses so badly that city... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudgeon_(steam_automobile_company)
• (n.) The haft of a dagger. • (n.) Resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure. • (n.) The root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made. • (n.) A dudgeon-hafted dagger; a dagger. • (a.) Homely; rude; coarse. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/dudgeon/
Dudg'eon adjective Homely; rude; coarse. [ Obsolete] « By my troth, though I am plain and dudgeon , I would not be an ass.» Beau. & Fl. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/128
Dudg'eon noun 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. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/128
Dudgeon is the timber from the root of the box-tree. It was at one time used for making the handles of small daggers, which were then known as dudgeons. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AD.HTM