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quid1 definition

quid (kwid)

noun

a piece, as of tobacco, to be chewed

Etymology: < OE cwidu, var. of cudu, cud

quid2 definition

quid (kwid)

noun pl. quid

Brit., Informal a sovereign, or one pound sterling

Etymology: ? orig. slang use of L quid, something, esp. in quid pro quo

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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