cud
[ kuhd ]
/ kʌd /
noun
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
Dialect.
quid1.
Idioms for cud
chew one's/the cud, Informal.
to meditate or ponder; ruminate.
Origin of cud
before 1000; Middle English; Old English
cudu, variant of
cwiodu, cwidu; akin to Old High German
quiti glue, Sanskrit
jatu resin, gum. See
quid1
Words nearby cud
cucumber root,
cucumber tree,
cucurbit,
cucurbit wilt,
cucurbitaceous,
cud,
cuda,
cudahy,
cudbear,
cuddle,
cuddly
British Dictionary definitions for chew the cud
cud
/ (kʌd) /
noun
partially digested food regurgitated from the first stomach of cattle and other ruminants to the mouth for a second chewing
chew the cud
to reflect or think over something
Word Origin for cud
Old English
cudu, from
cwidu what has been chewed; related to Old Norse
kvātha resin (for chewing), Old High German
quiti glue, Sanskrit
jatu rubber
Scientific definitions for chew the cud
cud
[ kŭd ]
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.
Idioms and Phrases with chew the cud
chew the cud
Also, chew over. Ponder over, meditate, as in John tends to chew the cud before he answers, or Let me chew that over and let you know. The first term, first recorded in 1382, transfers the appearance of a patiently ruminating cow to a person deep in thought. The variant was first recorded in 1696.