"cudden" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌdən/ Forms: cuddens [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌdən Etymology: Compare Scots cuddy (“an ass”). Etymology templates: {{cog|sco|cuddy||an ass}} Scots cuddy (“an ass”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cudden (plural cuddens)
  1. (obsolete) A clown; a slow-witted rustic Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-cudden-en-noun-oHcfXoC2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌdən/ Forms: cuddens [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌdən Etymology: See cuddy. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cudden (plural cuddens)
  1. (obsolete, regional) The coalfish. Tags: obsolete, regional
    Sense id: en-cudden-en-noun-7UUhY497 Categories (other): Regional English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈkʌdən/
Rhymes: -ʌdən Etymology: See cuddy. Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} cudden
  1. Pronunciation spelling of couldn't Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: couldn't
    Sense id: en-cudden-en-verb-tlAfqmZv Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 1 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 2 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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