quid

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

quid, n. [See Cud.].

 A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco.  [1913 Webster]

quid, n. [Etym. uncertain.].

 An English coin, a sovereign.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
"They invited him to come to-morrow, . . . and bring half a quid with him."  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

quid, v. t. 

 To drop from the mouth, as food when partially chewed; -- said of horses.  Youatt.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

quid, n. (pl. same) Brit. sl. one pound sterling.

Idiom

not the full quid Austral. sl. mentally deficient. quids in sl. in a position of profit.

quid, n. a lump of tobacco for chewing.

Etymology

dial. var. of CUD

THESAURUS

quid

axiom, bawbee, bite, bolus, cavendish, center, champ, chaw, chew, chewing tobacco, chomp, core, crown, cud, cut plug, dollar, eating tobacco, elixir, essence, essential, farthing, fid, fiver, florin, flower, focus, fourpence, fourpenny, fundamental, gist, gnash, gob, gravamen, groat, guinea, half crown, half dollar, halfpenny, heart, hypostasis, inner essence, kernel, mag, marrow, meat, meg, mite, monkey, morsel, mouthful, munch, navy, navy plug, new pence, nibble, nip, np, nub, nucleus, nuts and bolts, p, pence, penny, pigtail, pith, pony, postulate, pound, principle, quiddity, quintessence, sap, shilling, sixpence, snap, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, swallow, tenner, the nitty-gritty, threepence, threepenny bit, thrippence, tobacco juice, tuppence, twist, twopence

ROGET THESAURUS

quid

Pungency

N pungency, piquance, piquancy, poignancy haut-gout, strong taste, twang, race, sharpness, acrimony, roughness, unsavoriness, mustard, cayenne, caviare, seasoning, niter, saltpeter, brine (saltiness), carbonate of ammonia, sal ammoniac, sal volatile, smelling salts, hartshorn (acridity), dram, cordial, nip, nicotine, tobacco, snuff, quid, smoke, segar, cigar, cigarette, weed, fragrant weed, Indian weed, Cavendish, fid, negro head, old soldier, rappee, stogy, pungent, strong, high-, full-flavored, high-tasted, high-seasoned, gamy, sharp, stinging, rough, piquant, racy, biting, mordant, spicy, seasoned, hot, hot as pepper, peppery, vellicating, escharotic, meracious, acrid, acrimonious, bitter, rough, unsavory.