cud
Americannoun
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the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
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Dialect. quid.
idioms
noun
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partially digested food regurgitated from the first stomach of cattle and other ruminants to the mouth for a second chewing
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to reflect or think over something
Etymology
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 quid 1
Example Sentences
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She was just standing there under a big sycamore, chewing her cud, and looking as innocent as the day she was born.
From Literature
No matter how the children called to it and waved, the faraway sheep only blinked and chewed its cud.
From Literature
The cows swished their tails and chewed their cud and followed the truck with their eyes.
From Literature
As with most ruminants, cattle make the most of a paltry diet, converting cud, grains, and crop waste into muscle and milk.
From Scientific American
As with most ruminants, cattle make the most of a paltry diet, converting cud, grains and crop waste into muscle and milk.
From Salon
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