gudgeon (redirected from gudgeons)

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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gudgeon¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small slender European freshwater cyprinid fish, Gobio gobio, with a barbel on each side of the mouth: used as bait by anglers

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various other fishes, such as the goby

3. bait or enticement

4. Slang a person who is easy to trick or cheat

vb

(tr) Slang to trick or cheat

[from Old French gougon, probably from Latin gōbius; see goby]

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gudgeon²

n

1.

a.  (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a pivot at the end of a beam or axle

b.  the female or socket portion of a pinned hinge

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical one of two or more looplike sockets, fixed to the transom of a boat, into which the pintles of a rudder are fitted

[from Old French goujon, perhaps from Late Latin gulbia chisel]

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

Translations

gudgeon¹ [ˈgʌdʒən] N (= fish) → gobio m

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gudgeon² [ˈgʌdʒən] N (Tech) → gorrón m

gudgeon

n → Gründling m

gudgeon [ˈgʌdʒ/ən] n (fish) → gobione m

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gudgeon [ˈgʌdʒ/ən] n (fish) → gobione m