cud
cud definition
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.
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