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cud
CIDE DICTIONARY
cud, n. [AS. cudu, cwudu,cwidu,cweodo, of uncertain origin; cf, G. köder bait, Icel. kvi womb, Goth. qi. Cf. Quid.].
- That portion of food which is brought up into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time. [1913 Webster]"Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat." [1913 Webster]
- A portion of tobacco held in the mouth and chewed; a quid. [1913 Webster]
- The first stomach of ruminating beasts. Crabb. [1913 Webster]"Chewed the thrice turned cud of wrath." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cud, n. half-digested food returned from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth for further chewing.
Etymology
OE cwidu, cudu what is chewed, corresp. to OHG kuti, quiti glue
THESAURUS
cud
bite, bolus, cavendish, champ, chaw, chew, chewing tobacco, chomp, cut plug, eating tobacco, fid, gnash, gob, morsel, mouthful, munch, navy, navy plug, nibble, nip, pigtail, quid, snap, swallow, tobacco juice, twistAlso see definition of "cud" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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