Dudgeon-hafted
/ˈdʌdʒən ˌhæf.tɪd/noun
Having a handle made of dudgeon, or figuratively, set in a sullen, angry mood.
Did you know?The older word dudgeon once meant a type of hard wood for dagger handles, but by Shakespeare’s time it was also associated with a sulky or offended temper.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
ME
digeon / dudgeon
“A hard wood used for knife or dagger handles, especially boxwood or ebony-like material.”
16th Century
English
dudgeon
“A dagger handle made of that wood; later, a mood of resentment or sulkiness.”
Late 16th Century
English
dudgeon-hafted
“Having a handle of dudgeon; literally, fitted with a hard wooden dagger hilt.”
Modern English
English
dudgeon-hafted
“An archaic or literary phrase for something fitted with a dudgeon handle, or evocatively, edged with anger.”