gudgeon

gudg·eon ¹  (gjn)

n.

1.

a. A small Eurasian freshwater fish (Gobio gobio) related to the carp and used for bait.

b. Any of various similar or related fishes.

2. Slang One who is easily duped.

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[Middle English gojoun, from Old French goujon, from Latin gbi, gbin-, variant of gbius; see goby.]

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gudg·eon ²  (gjn)

n.

1. A metal pivot or journal at the end of a shaft or an axle, around which a wheel or other device turns.

2. The socket of a hinge into which a pin fits.

3. A metal pin that joins two pieces of stone.

4. Nautical The socket for the pintle of a rudder.

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[Middle English gudyon, from Old French gojon, peg, diminutive of goi, gouge, from Vulgar Latin *gubius, variant of Late Latin gubia; see gouge.]

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gudgeon ¹

Noun

a small slender European freshwater fish, used as bait by anglers [Old French gougon]

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gudgeon ²

Noun

the socket of a hinge, which fits round the pin [Old French goujon]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gudgeon - 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 goby percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes family Gobiidae, Gobiidae - gobies mudskipper, mudspringer - found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins
	2.	gudgeon - small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers Gobio gobio cyprinid, cyprinid fish - soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales genus Gobio, Gobio - true gudgeons