Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GUD'GEON, n. [gud'jin; Fr. goujon.]

1. A small fish of the genus Cyprinus, a fish easily caught, and hence,
2. A person easily cheated or insnared. Swift.
3. A bait; allurement; something to be caught to a man's disadvantage. Shak.
4. An iron pin on which a wheel turns. Sea-gudgeon, the black goby or rock fish.