cud
cud · cuds · cudded · cudding
To bring back into the mouth and chew a second timeTo bring back into the mouth and chew a second time.
/kʌd/
» Sami's camel was chewing his cud.
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1 sensesTo bring back into the mouth and chew a second time.
Examples
3 sentencesSami's camel was chewing his cud.
The ewe was chewing the cud.
Cows spend hours just chewing their cud.
deKühe bringen Stunden mit Wiederkäuen zu. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English code, cudde, coude, quede, quide, from Old English cudu, cwidu, from PFrom Middle English code, cudde, coude, quede, quide, from Old English cudu, cwidu, from Proto-West Germanic *kwidu, from Proto-Germanic *kweduz (“resin”). Doublet of quid (“material for chewing”).
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Forms
cuds, cudding, cudded, cuddedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle