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cud

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Food
cud /kʌd/ noun [uncountable]  DFfood that a cow or similar animal has chewed, swallowed, and brought back into its mouth to chew a second time 反刍的食物 a cow chewing its cud 在咀嚼反刍食物的母牛
Examples from the Corpus
cudA bout of feeding early in the morning is followed by a lie down during which they chew the cud.After chewing the cud for a minute or two, they continue the fight.It is as much a pattern of their inner being as is tail-wagging or chewing the cud.All around me camels sat peacefully chewing the cud.And Wrigley was smart enough to furnish the cud.chewing ... cudAfter chewing the cud for a minute or two, they continue the fight.It is as much a pattern of their inner being as is tail-wagging or chewing the cud.All around me camels sat peacefully chewing the cud.
Origin cud Old English cwudu
cud nounChinese
Corpus chewed, similar has animal or food swallowed, a cow that


cud
cud /kʌd/ noun [uncountable]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: cwudu
food that a cow or similar animal has chewed, swallowed, and brought back into its mouth to chew a second time:
    a cow chewing its cud


cudBrE /kʌd/ 🔊NAmE /kʌd/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the food that cows and similar animals bring back from the stomach into the mouth to chew again (牛等动物)反刍的食物,倒嚼的食物cows chewing the cud在咀嚼反刍食物的牛