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1. gudgeon
noun. ['ˈgʌdʒən'] small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker.
Etymology
- gojune (Middle English (1100-1500))
- goujon (Anglo-Norman)
Rhymes with Gudgeon
- trudgen
- bludgeon
- dudgeon
Sentences with gudgeon
1. Noun, singular or mass
Twist the handle to pull the gudgeon pin out from the middle of the piston
Quotes about gudgeon
1. I am not forgotten, you know, no, I still receive a very great deal of fan mail.. . . Gladys Gudgeon writes weekly. . . . I just wish I knew why. . . .”He paused, looking faintly puzzled, then beamed again and returned to his signing with renewed vigor. “I suspect it is simply my good looks. . . .
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix