The Collaborative International Dictionary
cudden
Cuddy \Cud"dy\, n. [Scot.; cf. Gael. cudaig, cudainn, or E.cuttlefish, or cod, codfish.] (Zo["o]l) The coalfish ( Pollachius carbonarius). [Written also cudden.]
Wiktionary
cudden
Etymology 1 n. (context obsolete English) A clown; a low rustic; a dolt. Etymology 2
n. The coalfish.