gudgeon

One easily imposed on. To gudgeon; to swallow the bait, or fall into a trap: from the fish of that name, which is easily taken.

Gudgeon
·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
gudgeon
n. The name is given in New SouthWales to the fish Eleotris coxii, Krefft, of the familyof the Gobi...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
gudgeon
The Gobio fluviatilis, a well-known river-fish, 6 or 7 inches in length. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Sea gudgeon
·- The European black goby (Gobius niger). ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
ground-gudgeon
A little fish, the Cobitis barbatula. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
rudder-gudgeon
Those secured to a ship are termed braces; gudgeon is more applicable to boats or small vessels. ...

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