cudden

noun, verb — 3 senses

cudden

noun

/ˈkʌdən/

Etymology Compare Scots cuddy (“an ass”).

1

Obsolete A clown; a slow-witted rustic

the slavering cudden, propped upon his staff1700, [John] Dryden, “Cymon and Iphigenia, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

cudden

verb

Etymology See cuddy.

1

Pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of couldn't

cudden

noun

Etymology See cuddy.

1

Obsolete, Regional The coalfish.

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