cud
[ kuhd ]
/ kʌd /
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noun
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
Dialect. quid1.
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Idioms for cud
chew one's / the cud, Informal. to meditate or ponder; ruminate.
Origin of cud
before 1000; Middle English; Old English cudu, variant of cwiodu, cwidu; akin to Old High German quiti glue, Sanskrit jatu resin, gum. See quid1
Words nearby cud
cucumber tree, cucurbit, cucurbitaceous, cucurbit wilt, Cúcuta, cud, cuda, Cudahy, cudbear, cuddle, cuddly
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British Dictionary definitions for cud
cud
/ (kʌd) /
noun
partially digested food regurgitated from the first stomach of cattle and other ruminants to the mouth for a second chewing
chew the cud to reflect or think over something
Word Origin for cud
Old English cudu, from cwidu what has been chewed; related to Old Norse kvātha resin (for chewing), Old High German quiti glue, Sanskrit jatu rubber
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Scientific definitions for cud
cud
[ kŭd ]
Food that has been partly digested and brought up from the first stomach to the mouth again for further chewing by ruminants, such as cattle and sheep.
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