1. A wood used especially for dagger hilts
2. A dagger with a handle of dudgeon
3. A haft made of dudgeon
A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; SYN. score, grievance.
ETYM Written also rancour.
(Alternate spelling: rancour).
The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred.
Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for rancor.