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gudgeon

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) gudgeon (noun)
  2. 2) gudgeon (noun)
  3. gudgeon pin (noun)
  4. sea gudgeon (noun)

1gud·geon

noun \ˈgə-jən\

Definition of GUDGEON

1
: pivot 1, journal
2
: a socket for a rudder pintle

Origin of GUDGEON

Middle English gojoun, from Middle French goujon
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with GUDGEON

bludgeon, dudgeon

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