n.
The name is given in New SouthWales to the fish Eleotris coxii, Krefft, of the familyof the Gobies.
·noun A person easily duped or cheated. II. Gudgeon ·noun What may be got without skill or merit. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
One easily imposed on. To gudgeon; to swallow the bait, or fall into a trap: from the fish of that n...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
The Gobio fluviatilis, a well-known river-fish, 6 or 7 inches in length. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·- The European black goby (Gobius niger). ...
A little fish, the Cobitis barbatula. ...
Those secured to a ship are termed braces; gudgeon is more applicable to boats or small vessels. ...