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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cud /kʌd/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Zoologythe coarse food that a cow, goat, etc., brings back up from its first stomach to its mouth for further chewing.
Idioms- Idioms chew one's or the cud, Informal. to think about something deeply;
meditate or ponder.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cud (kud),USA pronunciation n. - Zoologythe portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- Slang Terms[Dial.]quid1.
- chew one's or the cud, [Informal.]to meditate or ponder;
ruminate.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English cudu, variant of cwiodu, cwidu; akin to Old High German quiti glue, Sanskrit jatu resin, gum. See quid1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cud /kʌd/ n - 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
Etymology: 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 |