Meaning & use
Cuds
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Plural of "cud," portions of partly digested food that a ruminant animal, such as a cow, brings back from its stomach to chew again; also used informally for a wad of chewing tobacco.
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The cows lay in the pasture, slowly working their cuds.
The old cowhand kept two cuds of tobacco in his cheek at once.
A note on using this word
"Cud" is usually treated as a mass noun ("chewing the cud"), so the plural "cuds" appears mainly when referring to multiple distinct portions or wads.
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