I. ˈkəd also ˈku̇d noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English cudde, from Old English cwidu, cwudu, cudu cud, gum mastic; akin to Old High German kuti glue, Old Norse kvātha resin, Middle Irish bethe, beithe box (tree), Sanskrit jatu lac, gum; basic meaning: resin
1. : the portion of food that is brought up into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach to be chewed a second time
2. : something ruminated
chewing on the cud of old problems
3. : a portion of chewing tobacco or chewing gum
II. intransitive verb
( cudded ; cudded ; cudding ; cuds )
: to chew the cud