Cud"dle (k?d"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p.p. Cuddled (-d'ld); p.pr. & vb. n. Cuddling (-dl?ng).] [Prob. for couthle, fr. couth known; cf. OE. kuppen to cuddle, or culechen to make friends with. See Couth, Uncouth, Can.]
To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
She cuddles low beneath the brake;
Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly.
Prior.
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Cud"dle, v. t.
To embrace closely; to fondle.
Forby.
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Cud"dle, n.
A close embrace.
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