Macbeth Glossary - What is a dudgeon?

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Macbeth Soliloquy Glossary: Is this a dagger which I see before me (2.1.33-61)

dudgeon (16)

A wooden handle.

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Mabillard, Amanda. Macbeth Soliloquy Glossary. Shakespeare Online. 20 Aug. 2000. (date when you accessed the information) < http://shakespeare-online.com/plays/macbeth/soliloquies/dudgeon.html >.

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