The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cuddy \Cud"dy\, n. [Scot.; cf. Gael. cudaig, cudainn, or
E.cuttlefish, or cod, codfish.] (Zool)
The coalfish (Pollachius carbonarius). [Written also
cudden.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
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The slavering cudden, propped upon his staff.
--Dryden.
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2. (Zool.) The coalfish. See 3d Cuddy.
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