duledge

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noun

One of the dowels joining the ends of the fellies which form the circle of the wheel of a gun carriage.

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Meanings

nounduledge (plural duledges)

plural duledges

  1. governmentOne of the dowels joining the ends of the fellies which form the circle of the wheel of a gun carriage.

    The duledge pegs worked loose and dropped behind. Wheels began to break up.

    1985, Cormac McCarthy, chapter IV, in Blood Meridian […] , →OCLC
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APA

duledge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duledge

MLA

“duledge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duledge. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duledge,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duledge.

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