Cudden \Cud"den\ (k?d"d'n), n. [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. (Zo["o]l.) The coalfish. See 3d {Cuddy}.