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Webster 1913 Edition


Cud

Cud

(kŭd)
,
Noun.
[AS.
cudu
,
cwudu
,
cwidu
,
cweodo
, of uncertain origin; cf, G.
köder
bait, Icel.
kviðr
womb, Goth.
qiþus
. Cf.
Quid
.]
1.
That portion of food which is brought up into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.
Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the
cud
, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
Levit. xi. 3
2.
A portion of tobacco held in the mouth and chewed; a quid.
[Low]
3.
The first stomach of ruminating beasts.
Crabb.
To chew the cud
,
to ruminate; to meditate; used with of;
as, to
chew the cud
of bitter memories
.
Chewed the
thrice turned
cud
of wrath.
Tennyson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cud

CUD

,
Noun.
[See Chew and Jaw.]
1.
The food which ruminating animals chew at leisure, when not grazing or eating; or that portion of it which is brought from the first stomach and chewed at once.
2.
A portion of tobacco held in the mouth and chewed.
3.
The inside of the mouth or throat of a beast that chews the cud.

Definition 2024


cüd

cüd

See also: cud, cued, CUD, ćud, and čud

Volapük

Noun

cüd (plural cüds)

  1. axe

Declension

Derived terms

See also

  • cöpön
  • cöpilön
  • dacöpilöm
  • miticöpan
  • miticöpöp