n. [ For sense 1, cf. Scot. cuddy an ass; for sense 2, see 3d Cuddy. ]
The slavering cudden, propped upon his staff. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
She cuddles low beneath the brake;
Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To embrace closely; to fondle. Forby. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A close embrace. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ See Cudden. ]
n. [ Prob. a contraction fr. D. kajuit cabin: cf. F.cahute hut. ] (Naut.) A small cabin: also, the galley or kitchen of a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Scot.; cf. Gael. cudaig, cudainn, or E.cuttlefish, or cod, codfish. ] (Zool) The coalfish (Pollachius carbonarius).