cud

cud  (kd)

n.

1. Food regurgitated from the first stomach to the mouth of a ruminant and chewed again.

2. Something held in the mouth and chewed, such as a quid of tobacco.

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[Middle English, from Old English cudu.]

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cud [kʌd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) partially digested food regurgitated from the first stomach of cattle and other ruminants to the mouth for a second chewing

chew the cud to reflect or think over something

[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]

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cud  (kd)

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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cud, quid - The etymological base of cud appears to be "glutinous substance"; quid—"piece of tobacco for chewing"—is a variant of cud.

See also related terms for tobacco.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cud - food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again rechewed food feed, provender - food for domestic livestock
	2.	cud - a wad of something chewable as tobacco chaw, chew, plug, quid, wad bite, morsel, bit - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"

Translations

cud [kʌd] N to chew the cud [animal] → rumiar; (= think over) → reflexionar, dar vueltas a las cosas

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cud [ˈkʌd] n
to chew the cud (lit, fig) → ruminer

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cud

n → wiedergekäutes Futter; to chew the cud (lit) → wiederkäuen; (fig) → vor sich hin grübeln, sinnieren

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cud [kʌd] n to chew the cud (cows) → ruminare (fig) → rimuginare

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cud [kad]

(of cows etc) to bring food from the stomach back into the mouth and chew it again. herkousel جِرَّه، ما يَجْتَرُّه الحيوان преживяна храна přežvykovat tygge drøv wiederkäuen μηρυκάζω rumiar mäletsema نشخوار کردن märehtiä ruminer גֵירָה पागुर करना preživati kérődzik memamah biak jórtra ruminare 反すうする 되새김질하다 atrajoti gremoklis; atgremot gremokli mamahan herkauwen tygge drøv, jorte przeżuwać ruminar a rumega жевать жвачку prežúvať prežvekovati preživati boll av idisslad föda: idissla อาหารที่วัวสำรอกออกมาเคี้ยวใหม่ geviş getirmek (牛等)反芻 жуйка; жувати жуйку جگالى كرنا nhai lại 反刍的食物