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Definitions for Cud

[1] the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
[2] Dialect . quid1.
[3] chew one's /the cud , Informal . to meditate or ponder; ruminate.
[4] partially digested food regurgitated from the first stomach of cattle and other ruminants to the mouth for a second chewing
[5] chew the cud to reflect or think over something

Words related to Cud

food, chew, rumen, bolus, quid

Words nearby Cud

cucumber root, cucumber tree, cucurbit, cucurbit wilt, cucurbitaceous, cud, cuda, cudahy, cudbear, cuddle, cuddly

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

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

Synonyms for Cud

bolus, chew, food, quid, rumen