Cŭd'den, n.

n. [Cf. Scot. cuddy, an ass.] 1. A clown; a low rustic; a dolt. [Obs.] The slavering cudden propped upon his staff. Dryden. 2. (Ichth.) A kind of fish of the genus Gadus (G. carbonarius), found on the coasts of Ireland, Scotland, and the United States;—called also coal-fish, or cole-fish.