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Webster 1913 Edition

Cudden

Cud′den

(k?d′d’n)
,
Noun.
[For sense 1, cf. Scot.
cuddy
an ass; for sense 2, see 3d
Cuddy
.]
1.
A clown; a low rustic; a dolt.
[Obs.]
The slavering
cudden
, propped upon his staff.
Dryden.
2.
(Zool.)
The coalfish. See 3d
Cuddy
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cudden

CUDDEN

, CUDDY,
Noun.
A clown; a low rustic; a dolt. [Not used.]

Definition 2024

cudden

cudden

English

Noun

cudden ‎(plural cuddens)

  1. (obsolete) A clown; a low rustic; a dolt.
    • Dryden
      The slavering cudden, propped upon his staff.

Etymology 2

See cuddy.

Noun

cudden ‎(plural cuddens)

  1. The coalfish.

Etymology

Compare Scots cuddy ‎(“an ass”).

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