Part 203 (1/2)

CUDDING, _s._ The char, a fish, Ayrs.

_Statist. Acc._

_To_ CUDDLE, CUDLE, _v. n._ To embrace, S.

_Ramsay._

Teut. _kudd-en_, coire, convenire.

CUDDLIE, _s._ A secret muttering among a number of people, S. B.

Teut. _quedel-en_, garrire.

_To_ CUDDUM, CUDDEM, _v. a._

1. ”To _cuddum_ a beast,” to make it tame and tractable, S. B.

2. To bring into domestic habits; applied to persons, S.

_Ross._

Fr. _accoutum-er_, to accustom.

~Cuddum~, _adj._ Tame, usually applied to a beast, S. B.

CUDE, CUDIE, _s._ (p.r.o.n. as Gr. ?.). A small tub, Ang.

V. ~Coodie~.

CUDE, CODE, _s._ A chrysom, or facecloth for a child at baptism.

_Spotswood._

From C. B. _cudd-io_, to cover.

CUDE, CUID, _adj._ Harebrained, appearing as one deranged, Border.; synon. _skeer_.

Isl. _kuid-a_, to fear.

CUDEIGH, _s._ A bribe; a premium for the use of money, Loth.; a gift conferred clandestinely, S.

_Ramsay._

Gael. _cuidaigh-am_, to help.