partially digested food regurgitated from the first stomach of cattle and other ruminants to the mouth for a second chewing
2. chew the cud
Word origin
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
cud in American English
(kʌd)
noun
a mouthful of previously swallowed food regurgitated from the first two chambers of the stomach of cattle and other ruminants back to the mouth, where it is chewed slowly a second time
Idioms:
chew the cud
Word origin
ME < OE cudu, cwudu, ball of cud, lit., what is rounded < IE base *gwet-, resin, gum > Ger kitt, cement, glue
Examples of 'cud' in a sentence
cud
Wilshere's jaws chewed over the meat in his mouth, interminable as cud.