quid
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈkwid 
plural quid also quids
British
: a pound sterling
quid
2 of 2noun (2)
: a cut or wad of something chewable
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
origin unknown
Noun (2)
English dialect, cud, from Middle English quide, from Old English cwidu, cwudu — more at cud
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1688, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
circa 1727, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing quid
- pulled ahead
- pulled apart
- pulled aside
- pulled at
- pulled away
- pulled back from the brink of
- pulled bread
- pulled down
- pulled figs
- pulled for
- pulled in
- pulled into
- pulled off
- pulled on
- pulled one's leg
- pulled out
- pulled over
- pulled round
- pulled stakes
- pulled the wool over one's eyes
- pulled through
- pulled together
- pulled up
- pulled wool
- pullen