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Word: gudgeon (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • An idiot.
  • Any of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait.
  • A small freshwater fish, ''Gobio gobio'', that is native to Eurasia.
  • A type of bearing: a circular fitting, often made of metal, which is fixed onto some surface and allows for the pivoting of another fixture.
  • nautical Specifically, in a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder, the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits to allow the rudder to swing freely.

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