Cud

Pronunciation: /kʌd/

Definitions of cud

noun a portion of food that returns from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth to be chewed again

Example Sentences

A1 Cows chew their cud to help with digestion.

A2 The farmer watched as the cows peacefully chewed their cud in the field.

B1 The cow regurgitated its cud and chewed it again before swallowing.

B2 The process of rumination involves the cow chewing its cud multiple times.

C1 The scientist studied the microbial fermentation that occurs in the cow's cud.

C2 The intricacies of the cow's digestive system include the fermentation of cud in the rumen.

Examples of cud in a Sentence

formal Cows have multiple stomachs to help them digest their food, allowing them to chew their cud.

informal I heard that cows chew their cud to help with digestion.

slang Hey, did you know that cows regurgitate their cud and chew it again?

figurative She kept mulling over the problem in her mind, like a cow chewing its cud.

Grammatical Forms of cud

• past tense: cudded
• plural: cuds
• comparative: more cud
• superlative: most cud
• present tense: chews cud
• future tense: will chew cud
• perfect tense: have chewed cud
• continuous tense: is chewing cud
• singular: cud
• positive degree: cud
• infinitive: to chew cud
• gerund: chewing cud
• participle: chewed cud

Origin and Evolution of cud

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'cud' originated from the Old English word 'cuðu' which means 'cud, pouch'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the meaning of 'cud' expanded to refer to the food that ruminant animals regurgitate and chew again. The word has retained this meaning since its first known use.