cud
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
Dialect. quid1.
Idioms about cud
chew one's / the cud, Informal. to meditate or ponder; ruminate.
Origin of cud
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British Dictionary definitions for cud
/ (kʌd) /
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
Origin of cud
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for 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.
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