cud

(kŭd)

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 plug of tobacco.

[Middle English, from Old English cudu.]

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cud

(kʌd)

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

2. 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

(kʌd)

n.

1. the coarse food regurgitated by a ruminant from its first stomach for further chewing.

2. Dial. quid ¹.

Idioms:

chew the cud, Informal. to meditate or ponder.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English cudu, variant of cwiodu, cwidu; akin to Old High German quiti glue, Skt jatu gum. compare quid¹]

cud

(kŭd)

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.

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

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

cud

(kad) : chew the cud

(of cows etc) to bring food from the stomach back into the mouth and chew it again.

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"