quid
noun
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Pronunciation: /kwɪd/ / [kʰw̥ɪd̥]
noun
Etymology: From Middle English quide, quede, from Old English cwidu, cwudu (“that which is chewed, cud”). Doublet of cud.
- A piece of material for chewing, especially chewing tobacco.
“Then he lay quiet for a little, and then, pulling out a stick of tobacco, begged me to cut him a quid.”
“He broke off to open a small brass tobacco-box and place a little quid of tobacco tenderly into a pouch in his left cheek, […]”
- The act of chewing such tobacco.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English quide, quede, from Old English cwidu, cwudu (“that which is chewed, cud”). Doublet of cud.
- To chew tobacco.
“Ah! the pig-tailed, quidding pirates and the pretty pranks we played”
- To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing.