A dialectal or archaic term of obscure origin, possibly a variant or diminutive related to 'gudgeon' or a similar tool.
Likely derived from 'gudgeon' with a diminutive suffix '-et,' though the exact lineage is uncertain. May be an alternative spelling found in regional dialects.
Words like 'gudget' are so obscure they appear in only the largest historical dictionaries—they're the linguistic equivalent of finding a tool in your shed that you don't remember buying and can't identify.
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