gudgeon1
/
ˈgʌdʒ(ə)n/
n.
- a small freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers.
[Gobio gobio.]
- archaic a credulous person.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. goujon, from L. gobio(n-), from gobius ‘goby’.
gudgeon2
/
ˈgʌdʒ(ə)n/
n.
- a pivot or spindle on which a bell or other object swings or rotates.
- the tubular part of a hinge into which the pin fits.
- a socket at the stern of a boat, into which the rudder is fitted.
- a pin holding two blocks of stone together.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. goujon, dimin. of gouge (see gouge).
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