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gudgeon1
1. a small slender European freshwater cyprinid fish, Gobio gobio, with a barbel on each side of the mouth: used as bait by anglers 2. any of various other fishes, such as the goby gudgeon2 1. a. a pivot at the end of a beam or axle b. the female or socket portion of a pinned hinge 2. Nautical one of two or more looplike sockets, fixed to the transom of a boat, into which the pintles of a rudder are fitted gudgeon [gəj·ən] (engineering) A pivot. A pin for fastening stone blocks. (naval architecture) Metal fittings on the sternpost of a boat or on the rudderpost of a ship on which the rudder is hung; the gudgeon forms the pivot point. gudgeon A metal pin used to hold together two blocks or slabs, as of stone. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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