cud

cud

noun
\ˈkəd, chiefly Southern ˈku̇d or ˈküd\

Definition of CUD

1

: food brought up into the mouth by a ruminating animal from its first stomach to be chewed again

2

: ²quid

Examples of CUD

1. a cow chewing its cud

Origin of CUD

Middle English cudde, from Old English cwudu; akin to Old High German kuti glue, Sanskrit jatu gum

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

Rhymes with CUD

blood, bud, crud, dud, flood, fud, mud, rudd, scud, spud, stud, sudd, thud