Gudgeon definition

Gudgeon

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noun

(1) Small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers

(2) 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

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Etymology 1

From Old French goujon, from Latin gobio, from gobius ‘goby’.

Noun

A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia.
Any of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait.
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- Etymology 2
  
  From , ultimately from .
  
  Noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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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