Cud Definition
kŭd
cuds
noun
cuds
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.
Webster's New World
Something held in the mouth and chewed, such as a plug of tobacco.
American Heritage
idiom
chew the cud
- to recall and think over something; ruminate; ponder
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Cud
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Origin of Cud
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From Old English cudu, earlier cwidu, of Proto-Indo-European origin. Cognate with German Kitt and Sanskrit जतु (jatu, “lac, gum”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English cudu
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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