cud

 
Pronunciation: /kʌd/

noun

[mass noun]
  • partly digested food returned from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth for further chewing.

Phrases

chew the cud

  • 1(of a ruminant animal) further chew partly digested food.
  • 2think or talk reflectively: we chewed the cud and drank a few beers

Origin:

Old English cwidu, cudu, of Germanic origin; related to German Kitt 'cement, putty' and Swedish kåda 'resin'