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rudge

rudge noun: a partridge.

Noun

rudge (plural rudges)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A partridge.

Proper noun capitalized: Rudge

Rudge (countable and uncountable, plural Rudges)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A hamlet and civil parish (served by Worfield and Rudge Parish Council) in south-east Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SP8197).
  3. A hamlet in Beckington parish, Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST8251).
  4. A locality in Froxfield parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2769).

Forms of rudge

Noun
pluralrudges
Proper noun
pluralRudges

Origin of rudge

From dialectal Middle English rugge (“ridge”), or from the place name Rudge in Shropshire. Also from the given name Roger, and a nickname from Old French rouge (“red”).

Questions about rudge

What does rudge mean?
Rudge means a partridge.
What part of speech is rudge?
Rudge can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of rudge?
The plural of rudge is rudges.

Words near rudge in the dictionary

  1. rudesby
  2. rudesbys
  3. rudesome
  4. rudest
  5. Rudgard
  6. rudge
  7. rudges
  8. Rudgwick
  9. Rudheath
  10. RUDI
  11. Rudick

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