cud

IPA/kʌd/
IPA/kʌd/

cud — noun

1. Food that returns from the first part of a ruminant's stomach into its mouth for

1.名詞B2
釋義

Food that returns from the first part of a ruminant's stomach into its mouth for a second round of chewing.

例句

The farmer watched his cows lying in the shade, each quietly chewing her cud.

possessive pronoun + cud: 'her cud'

After grazing all morning, the flock of sheep rested and began to chew their cud.

collocation: grazing / chew + their + cud

同義詞
  • regurgitated feed

    technical veterinary term for the same material

  • rumen bolus

    specialised term referring to the ball of food that comes up from the rumen

文法句型

chew + cud

chew + possessive + cud

bring up + cud

用法筆記

Cud is uncountable in this sense. The phrase 'chew cud' or 'chew the cud' is the most common way this word appears in everyday English.

常見錯誤

❌The cow ate her cud.
✅The cow chewed her cud.
💡Cud is chewed again, not eaten as a fresh meal.
❌I saw a cud on the ground.
✅I saw some cud on the ground.
💡Cud is uncountable; use 'some' instead of 'a'.

2. A portion of chewing tobacco or other substance that a person keeps between the

2.名詞C1
釋義

A portion of chewing tobacco or other substance that a person keeps between the cheek and gum and chews on for a long time.

例句

The old rancher kept a cud of chewing tobacco tucked inside his cheek.

collocation: a + cud + of + tobacco

Hamza keeps a cud of chewing tobacco in his cheek during long field days.

同義詞
  • quid

    direct synonym; 'quid' is more common for sense 2 than for sense 1

  • plug

    refers specifically to a pressed brick of chewing tobacco

  • wad

    general term for any soft mass held in the mouth

文法句型

a + cud + of + [tobacco/substance]

用法筆記

Countable in this sense. The word nearly always refers to chewing tobacco rather than other substances. This usage is strongly associated with American English and historical or rural contexts.