Cudden
Pronunciation : Cud"den (kd"d'n)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [For sense 1, cf. Scot.cuddy an ass; for sense 2, see 3d Cuddy.]
Definition : 1. A clown; a low rustic; a dolt. [Obs.] The slavering cudden, propped upon his staff. Dryden.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: The coalfish. See 3d Cuddy.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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