QUID


Meaning of QUID in English

n. (pl. same) Brit. sl. one pound sterling. not the full quid Austral. sl. mentally deficient. quids in sl. in a position of profit.

[ prob. f. quid the nature of a thing f. L quid what, something ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.