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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dug(g)eoun, n. Also: dugeon, dudgeoun. [e.m.E. dudgeon, -gyon, ME. dugion, dogeon, AF. digeon.] A hard wood (? boxwood) used for making handles for daggers and knives. Also attrib. with stock, tre.1541–2 Treas. Acc. VIII. 54.
To Alexander Wicht, cultellar, for … four duggeoun-stokkis 1551 Aberd. B. Reg. (Jam. (1825) s.v. Dugeon-tre).
Certane dugeon tre coft be him 1581 Edinb. Test. X. 75.
1^c xl pece of dugeoun, price of the hundreth xl s. 1611 Bk. Rates (Jam. (1825) s.v. Dugeon-tre).
Dudgeon, the hundreth peces conteining sex score, vii l, iiij s.