Definition of quid Quid

/kwɪˈd/ - [kwid] - quid

We found 20 definitions of quid from 7 different sources.

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What does quid mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

quid - a wad of something chewable as tobacco
  chew, chaw, cud, plug, wad
  morsel, bite, bit a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
quid - something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises
  quid pro quo
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • quid (Noun)
    The inherent nature of something.
  • quid (Noun)
    A section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811 from tertium quid .
  • quid (Noun)
    A sovereign or guinea.
  • quid (Noun)
    pound Pound sterling .
  • quid (Noun)
    pound, punt.
  • quid (Noun)
    euro.
  • quid (Noun)
    A piece of chewing tobacco .
  • quid (Noun)
    The act of chewing such tobacco.
  • quid (Verb)
    To chew tobacco.
  • quid (Verb)
    To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • quid (n.)
    A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco.
  • quid (v. t.)
    To drop from the mouth, as food when partially chewed; -- said of horses.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • quid
    kwid, n. what, substance: something.—Tertium quid, something distinct from both mind and matter, itself immediately known, mediating between the mind and the reality. [L., what.]
  • quid
    kwid, n. something chewed or kept in the mouth, esp. a piece of tobacco. [A corr. of cud.]
  • quid
    kwid, n. (slang) a sovereign

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • quid
    The chaw or dose of tobacco put into the mouth at a time. Quid est hoc? asked one, tapping the swelled cheek of his messmate; Hoc est quid, promptly replied the other.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • quid
    The quantity of tobacco put into the mouth at one time. To quid tobacco; to chew tobacco. Quid est hoc? hoc est quid; a guinea. Half a quid; half a guinea. The swell tipped me fifty quid for the prad; the gentleman gave fifty pounds for the horse.

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