Quid is defined as one British pound (a pound sterling), or to a lump of tobacco for chewing.
(noun)See quid in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: < OE cwidu, var. of cudu, cud
noun pl. quid
Origin: ? orig. slang use of L quid, something, esp. in quid pro quo
See quid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English quide, cud
Origin: , from Old English cwidu
.noun pl. quid quid or quids
Origin:
Origin: Possibly from Latin, something, what; see quiddity
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