gudgeon1 ['g?d?(?)n]
¦ noun
1. a small freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers. [Gobio gobio.]
2. archaic a credulous person.
Origin
ME: from OFr. goujon, from L. gobio(n-), from gobius 'goby'.
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gudgeon2 ['g?d?(?)n]
¦ noun
1. a pivot or spindle on which a bell or other object swings or rotates.
2. the tubular part of a hinge into which the pin fits.
3. a socket at the stern of a boat, into which the rudder is fitted.
4. a pin holding two blocks of stone together.
Origin
ME: from OFr.
goujon, dimin. of
gouge (see
gouge).