cud

[ kuhd ]

noun

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

cud

/ kʌd /

noun

1. partially digested food regurgitated from the first stomach of cattle and other ruminants to the mouth for a second chewing
2. chew the cud
   chew the cud to reflect or think over something

cud

/ 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cud¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cud¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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

Example Sentences

Using cannabis frequently increases the risks of developing CUD, and frequent pot use is growing among adults.

From FiveThirtyEight

A three-compartment stomach allows for regurgitating and chewing cud.

From Washington Post

Ruth — now entirely awake — picked up her own phone and soon we both lay there chewing our digital cud like narcotized cattle.

From Washington Post

I sometimes sit there chewing a phrase like a cow with cud a while before going on.

From The Daily Beast

He was standing in about two feet of cold spring water contentedly chewing his cud.

From Project Gutenberg

Molly Donahue wants a vote, but though she cud bound Kamachatka as aisily as ye cud this precint, she ain't qualified f'r it.

From Project Gutenberg

He cudden't find a goold mine f'r ye but he cud see th' bottom iv wan through three thousand feet iv bullyon.

From Project Gutenberg

Th' on'y way ye or me cud rightly exthricate anny money fr'm a bank wud be be means iv a brace an' bit.

From Project Gutenberg

An' with th' missionaries we sint sharpshooters that cud pick off a Chinyman beatin' th' conthribution box at five hundherd yards.

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