QUID


Meaning of QUID in English

~ 1

■ noun ( plural same) Brit. informal one pound sterling.

Phrases

not the full ~ Austral./NZ informal not intelligent.

~s in Brit. informal profiting or likely to profit from something.

Origin

C17 (denoting a sovereign): of obscure origin.

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~ 2

■ noun a lump of chewing tobacco.

Origin

C18: var. of cud .

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