cud

American  

[kuhd] / kʌd /

noun

cuds plural

1. the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.

2. Dialect. quid.

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idioms

1. chew one's / the cud, to meditate or ponder; ruminate.

cud British  

/ kʌd /

noun

1. partially digested food regurgitated from the first stomach of cattle and other ruminants to the mouth for a second chewing

2. to reflect or think over something

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cud Scientific  

/ kŭd /

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• cuds
  plural

Etymology

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 quid ¹

Example Sentences

Cud started playing bigger gigs in bigger venues and you’d bump into other bands on the road.

From The Guardian • Nov. 2, 2019

Given all this passion for Cud over the last few hours, I’m off to listen to them over a cup of tea.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2019

One recent release is advertised with the selling point – and this is true – of containing an unreleased Cud demo.

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2018

Many stores put on special performances - with 90s indie band Cud playing at their local store, Leeds' Jumbo Records, and Adam Ant appearing in London's Rough Trade West.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2014

"Cud ye … pit up a bit prayer, Paitrick?"

From Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush by Maclaren, Ian