About The Word Cud
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Cud
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What's The Definition Of Cud?
[n] a wad of something chewable as tobacco
[n] food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again Synonyms | Synonyms for Cud: chaw | chew | plug | quid | rechewed food | wad Related Terms | Find terms related to 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 | twist See Also | bit | bite | feed | morsel | provender Cud In Webster's Dictionary \Cud\ (k[u^]d), n. [AS. cudu, cwudu,cwidu,cweodo, of
uncertain origin; cf, G. k["o]der bait, Icel. kvi[eth]r womb,
Goth. qi[thorn]us. Cf. {Quid}.]
1. That portion of food which is brought up into the mouth by
ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed
a second time.
Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed,
and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye
eat. --Levit. xi. 3
2. A portion of tobacco held in the mouth and chewed; a quid.
[Low]
3. The first stomach of ruminating beasts. --Crabb.
{To chew the cud}, to ruminate; to meditate; used with of;
as, to chew the cud of bitter memories.
Chewed the thrice turned cud of wrath. --Tennyson.
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