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From: The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
Date: 20040101
Author:JUDITH SIEFRING
dudgeon
in high dudgeon in a state of deep resentment.•The origin of dudgeon in the sense of ‘ill humour’ is unknown, and it is almost always found in this phrase. However, other adjectives are sometimes used instead of high , for example deep or great .
1938
Zane Grey
Raiders of the Spanish Peaks
Neale left in high dudgeon to take his case to his court of appeal — his mother.Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.
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