cud

cud

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

Origin of cud

Middle English from Old English cudu, cwudu, ball of cud, literally , what is rounded from Indo-European base an unverified form gwet-, resin, gum from source German kitt, cement, glue

cud Idioms

chew the cud

to recall and think over something; ruminate; ponder

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cud

noun

Food regurgitated from the first stomach to the mouth of a ruminant and chewed again.
Something held in the mouth and chewed, such as a plug of tobacco.

Origin of cud

Middle English from Old English cudu

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Food that has been partly digested and brought up from the first stomach to the mouth again for further chewing by ruminants, such as cattle and sheep.

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural cuds)

The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.

Origin

From Old English cudu, earlier cwidu, of Proto-Indo-European origin. Cognate with German Kitt and Sanskrit जतु (jatu, “lac, gum”).

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cud - Medical Definition

Food regurgitated from the first stomach to the mouth of a ruminant and chewed again.

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