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.
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