cud

[ kuhd ]

/ kʌd /

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noun

the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.

Dialect. quid¹.

Idioms for cud

chew one's / the cud, Informal. to meditate or ponder; ruminate.

Origin of cud

before 1000; Middle English; Old English cudu, variant of cwiodu, cwidu; akin to Old High German quiti glue, Sanskrit jatu resin, gum. See quid¹

Words nearby cud

cucumber tree, cucurbit, cucurbitaceous, cucurbit wilt, Cúcuta, cud, cuda, Cudahy, cudbear, cuddle, cuddly

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Example sentences from the Web for cud

I sometimes sit there chewing a phrase like a cow with cud a while before going on.
Leah Hager Cohen: How I Write|Noah Charney|September 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There was, however, usually something else to be done, for there was always their cud to chew.
Among the Farmyard People|Clara Dillingham Pierson
And he wad aye mak an honest baubee whan he cud; for siller was fell scarce at that time o' day amo' the Falconers.
Robert Falconer|George MacDonald
P'raps de great sorrer war so big in har heart, dat she cudn't fine rest nowhar but in de cole, dark riber.
Among the Pines|James R. Gilmore

By the Mosaic law, the Camel was a forbidden animal, because it did not divide the hoof, although it chewed the cud.
Bible Animals;|J. G. Wood
I'd tuk one ob de guns—you warn't in de hous, massa, so I cudn't ax you.'
Continental Monthly, Vol. I., No. IV., April, 1862|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cud

cud

/ (kʌd) /

noun

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

Word Origin for cud

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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Scientific definitions for cud

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.

单词	cud
释义	cud [ kuhd ] / kʌd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cud ON THESAURUS.COM noun the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time. Dialect. quid¹. Idioms for cud chew one's / the cud, Informal. to meditate or ponder; ruminate. Origin of cud before 1000; Middle English; Old English cudu, variant of cwiodu, cwidu; akin to Old High German quiti glue, Sanskrit jatu resin, gum. See quid¹ Words nearby cud cucumber tree, cucurbit, cucurbitaceous, cucurbit wilt, Cúcuta, cud, cuda, Cudahy, cudbear, cuddle, cuddly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cud I sometimes sit there chewing a phrase like a cow with cud a while before going on. Leah Hager Cohen: How I Write\|Noah Charney\|September 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST There was, however, usually something else to be done, for there was always their cud to chew. Among the Farmyard People\|Clara Dillingham Pierson And he wad aye mak an honest baubee whan he cud; for siller was fell scarce at that time o' day amo' the Falconers. Robert Falconer\|George MacDonald P'raps de great sorrer war so big in har heart, dat she cudn't fine rest nowhar but in de cole, dark riber. Among the Pines\|James R. Gilmore By the Mosaic law, the Camel was a forbidden animal, because it did not divide the hoof, although it chewed the cud. Bible Animals;\|J. G. Wood I'd tuk one ob de guns—you warn't in de hous, massa, so I cudn't ax you.' Continental Monthly, Vol. I., No. IV., April, 1862\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cud cud / (kʌd) / noun 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 Word Origin for cud 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cud food, chew, rumen, bolus, quid Scientific definitions for cud 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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cud

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