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gudgeoned

gudgeoned is the simple past and past participle of gudgeon.

Meaning of gudgeon

Verb

gudgeon (third-person singular simple present gudgeons, present participle gudgeoning, simple past and past participle gudgeoned)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To deprive (someone) fraudulently; to cheat, to dupe.
    • I have seen when you were willing to tie his points or brush his cloak, or the like—and to be treated thus ungratefully—and gudgeoned of the opportunities which had been given you—1826, [Walter Scott], chapter IV, in Woodstock; Or, The Cavalier. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and...
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To take the bait; to be defrauded or duped.

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Questions about gudgeoned

What is gudgeoned the simple past and past participle of?
Gudgeoned is the simple past and past participle of gudgeon.

Words near gudgeoned in the dictionary

  1. Gudgel
  2. Gudgels
  3. gudgeon
  4. gudgeon pin
  5. gudgeon pins
  6. gudgeoned
  7. gudgeoning
  8. gudgeons
  9. Gudger
  10. Gudgers
  11. gudges

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