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cud (kud)

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

Etymology: ME < OE cudu, cwudu, ball of cud, lit., what is rounded < IE base *gwet-, resin, gum > Ger kitt, cement, glue

cud Idioms

chew the cud

to recall and think over something; ruminate; ponder

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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