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noun

a portion of something, especially tobacco, that is to be chewed but not swallowed.

Origin:
1720–30; dialectal variant of cud

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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Friedrich cautioned that the indictment did not allege any quid pro quo.

He and the university both denied any quid pro quo in his hiring.

The issue is what kind of quid pro quo money-market funds will now face.

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Friedrich cautioned that the indictment did not allege any quid pro quo.

He and the university both denied any quid pro quo in his hiring.

The issue is what kind of quid pro quo money-market funds will now face.

The album details his quest to find a thousand quid that's gone missing.

The myth of absolute rule aside, prison administrators have always practiced a form of quid pro quo to keep order.

Miller's computer in which he offered the quid pro quo.

There's a lot of quid, and quid pro quo, going around government.

Like diplomacy or insider politics, concert programming is often approached with a spirit of quid pro quo.

Oblinger, have vigorously denied that any quid pro quo existed.

None of these are optional extras that can be jettisoned to save a few quid.

Proving an actual quid pro quo that can be prosecuted can be difficult, especially under porous state laws.

It should not be conditional on some sort of amnesty quid pro quo.

The hope in all this is that a silent quid quo pro is created.

Its called quid pro quoand you are naive if you think it doesn't apply to your country too.

Shooting the messenger is quid pro quo in these states, unless that is you are charged with sorcery first.

The quid pro quo is that they fast and pray, and girls cover their heads.

It is believed to be the first time hostages have been freed without any quid pro quo.

The real human trick is to get past the quid pro quo and try to focus on the common good.

When the donors want too much control or some other quid pro quo, it's unhappy.

It lighted up the bad quid and didn't bother with the good quo.

The equation is balanced because one considers a longterm effect instead of an immediate quid pro quo.

Intel denies those accusations, arguing that the volume rebates it offers never carried the alleged quid pro quos.

Zubrod said after the hearing that the government continues to charge a quid pro quo.

One is that prosecutors have more proof of quid than of quo.

They pocketed the bribe money without ever delivering the quid pro quo".

But he added that no one expected a quid pro quo for their contribution.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun, plural quid.

British Informal. one pound sterling.

Origin:
1680–90; origin uncertain

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quid¹ (kwɪd)

—n
	a piece of tobacco, suitable for chewing

[Old English cwidu chewing resin; related to Old High German quiti glue, Old Norse kvātha resin; see cud]

quid² (kwɪd)

—n , pl quid
1.	slang (Brit) one pound sterling
2.	slang (Brit) quids in in a very favourable or advantageous position
3.	slang (Austral), (NZ) not the full quid mentally subnormal

[C17: of obscure origin]

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quid

"bite-sized piece" (of tobacco, etc.), 1727, dial. variant of M.E. cudde, from O.E. cudu, cwidu (see cud).

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quid

"one pound sterling," 1688, British slang, possibly from quid "that which is" (1606, see quiddity), as used in quid pro quo (q.v.).

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