A Scottish dialect term for donkey, often used affectionately or dismissively for a stubborn person.
From Scottish Lowland dialect, possibly related to 'cuddy' (a small donkey or boat cabin), with the diminutive suffix '-en' added.
Scottish people had such creative insults—calling someone a 'cudden' meant they were being stubborn, but the word itself sounds almost cute.
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