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gudgeoning

gudgeoning is the present participle and gerund 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 gudgeoning

What is gudgeoning the present participle and gerund of?
Gudgeoning is the present participle and gerund of gudgeon.

Words near gudgeoning in the dictionary

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

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