cudden

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌdən/
• Rhymes: -ʌdən

Etymology 1

Compare Scots cuddy (“an ass”).

Noun

cudden (plural cuddens)

1. (obsolete) A clown; a slow-witted rustic
   • 1700, [John] Dryden, “Cymon and Iphigenia, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

     the slavering cudden, propped upon his staff

Etymology 2

See cuddy.

Noun

cudden (plural cuddens)

1. (obsolete, regional) The coalfish.

References

• “cudden”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Verb

cudden

1. Pronunciation spelling of couldn't

Anagrams

• cunded