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. (Zoöl.) The coalfish. See 3d Cuddy.