Dudgeon

Noun

 * 1)  A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives.
 * 2)  A hilt made of this wood.
 * 3)  A dagger which has a dudgeon hilt.

Noun

 * 1) A feeling of anger or resentment (usually only in set terms, below).

Derived terms

 * in high dudgeon

Thesaurus
ferment, fret, fume, fury, high dudgeon, huff, humor, ire, miff, mood, pet, pique, rage, resentment, snuff, stew, temper, tiff, umbrage, wrath

Etymology 1
Apparently from or, but the ultimate origin is obscure.

Etymology 2
Origin uncertain; perhaps the same as Etymology 1, above.