
Noah Webster
Gudgeon
GUD'GEON, noun gud'jin. A small fish of the genus Cyprinus, a fish easily caught, and hence,
1. A person easily cheated or ensnared.
2. A bait; allurement; something to be caught to a man's disadvantage.
3. An iron pin on which a wheel turns.
Sea-gudgeon, the black goby or rock fish.