The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cuddy \Cud"dy\, n. [Scot.; cf. Gael. cudaig, cudainn, or
   E.cuttlefish, or cod, codfish.] (Zool)
   The coalfish (Pollachius carbonarius). [Written also
   cudden.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cudden \Cud"den\ (k?d"d'n), n. [For sense 1, cf. Scot. cuddy an
   ass; for sense 2, see 3d Cuddy.]
   1. A clown; a low rustic; a dolt. [Obs.]
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            The slavering cudden, propped upon his staff.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   2. (Zool.) The coalfish. See 3d Cuddy.
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