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gudgeon

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gudgeon
gudgeon1
/guj"euhn/, n.
1. a small, European, freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, of the minnow family, having a threadlike barbel at each corner of the mouth, used as bait.
2. any of certain related fishes.
3. a person who is easily duped or cheated.
4. a bait or allurement.
v.t.
5. to dupe or cheat.
[1375-1425; late ME gogion < OF go(u)jon < L gobion- (s. of gobio), var. of gobius. See GOBY]
gudgeon2
/guj"euhn/, n.
1. Mach. a trunnion.
2. a socket for the pintle of a hinge.
3. Naut. a socket attached to the stern frame of a vessel, for holding the pintle of a rudder.
[1350-1400; ME gudyon < OF go(u)jon, perh. ult. < LL gu(l)bia a chisel; see GOUGE]

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 (species Gobio gobio), common small fish of the carp family, Cyprinidae, found in clear, fresh waters of Europe and northern Asia. A grayish or greenish fish, the gudgeon has a barbel at each corner of its mouth and a row of blackish spots along each side. Rarely exceeding a length of 20 cm (8 inches), it lives in schools and feeds mainly on small animals. It is edible and is used as fish bait.

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