CUDDEN

Etymology 1

Noun

cudden (plural cuddens)

(obsolete) A clown; a low rustic; a dolt.

Etymology 2

Noun

cudden (plural cuddens)

The coalfish.

Anagrams

• cunded

Source: Wiktionary


Cud"den (kd"d'n), n. Etym: [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. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The coalfish. See 3d Cuddy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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