cudden

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/ˈkʌdən/

noun

A clown; a slow-witted rustic

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Meanings

cudden1

nouncudden (plural cuddens)

plural cuddens

  1. obsoleteA clown; a slow-witted rustic

    the slavering cudden, propped upon his staff

    1700, [John] Dryden, “Cymon and Iphigenia, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

cudden2

nouncudden (plural cuddens)

plural cuddens

  1. obsoleteregionalThe coalfish.
verb
  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of couldn't

Origin

cudden · noun

Compare Scots cuddy (“an ass”).

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cudden · noun, verb

See cuddy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cudden

suddenbloodenunsudden
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Cite this entry
APA

cudden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cudden

MLA

“cudden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cudden. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cudden,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cudden.

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