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quid 1

 (kwĭd)
n.
A cut, as of chewing tobacco.
[Middle English quide, cud, from Old English cwidu.]

quid 2

 (kwĭd)
n. pl. quid or quids Chiefly British
A pound sterling.
[Possibly from Latin, something, what; see quiddity.]
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quid

(kwɪd)
n
a piece of tobacco, suitable for chewing
[Old English cwidu chewing resin; related to Old High German quiti glue, Old Norse kvātha resin; see cud]

quid

(kwɪd)
n, pl quid
1. (Currencies) slang Brit one pound sterling
2. quids in slang Brit in a very favourable or advantageous position
3. not the full quid slang Austral and NZ mentally subnormal
[C17: of obscure origin]
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quid1

(kwɪd)

n.
a portion of something, esp. tobacco, that is to be chewed but not swallowed.
[1720–30; dial. variant of cud]

quid2

(kwɪd)

n., pl. quid.
Brit. Informal. one pound sterling.
[1680–90; orig. uncertain]
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cud, quid - The etymological base of cud appears to be "glutinous substance"; quid—"piece of tobacco for chewing"—is a variant of cud.
See also related terms for tobacco.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.quid - the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Irelandquid - the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
British pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, pound
British monetary unit - monetary unit in Great Britain
penny - a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
2.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
retainer, consideration - a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
3.quid - a wad of something chewable as tobaccoquid - a wad of something chewable as tobacco
chaw, chew, cud, plug, wad
bite, morsel, bit - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
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Translations
funt

quid

1 [kwɪd] N (Brit) → libra f (esterlina)
three quid → tres libras
to be quids in → haber ganado bastante

quid

2 [kwɪd] N [of tobacco] → mascada f (de tabaco)
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quid

[ˈkwɪd] [quid] (pl) n (British) → livre f
to be quids in (= better off) → être gagnant(e) financièrement
They're quids in, thanks to the EC
BUT C'est tout bénef > pour eux grâce à la CE.quid pro quo [ˌkwɪdprəʊˈkwəʊ] n → contrepartie f
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quid

1
n pl <-> (Brit inf) → Pfund nt; 20 quid → 20 Eier (sl); to be quids in → auf sein Geld kommen (inf)

quid

2
n (= tobacco) → Priem m
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quid

[kwɪd] n (Brit) (fam) (pl inv) → sterlina
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Freddy had half a quid and his friend had four half-crowns.
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Septimius Severus in despatch; Adeste si quid mihi restat agendum.
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She was knocked down to her for fifty-five quid by the third-assistant-resident-commissioner.
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Penelon rolled his quid in his cheek, placed his hand before his mouth, turned his head, and sent a long jet of tobacco-juice into the antechamber, advanced his foot, balanced himself, and began, -- "You see, M.
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Why, I even went back over my accounts and paid Sweitzer fifty quid I'd jiggered him out of in a deal in Fiji three years before.
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The captain hitched up his trousers, then shifted his quid thoughtfully.
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The man whom he called Morgan--an old, grey-haired, mahogany-faced sailor--came forward pretty sheepishly, rolling his quid.
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His brimmed hat of worn felt was well pulled over his eyes, and he revolved a quid of tobacco in his left cheek.
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When you see him 'quid, said the savage, honing his harpoon in the bow of his hoisted boat, then you quick see him 'parm whale.
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I bet there's a hundred men in Sydney right now that would fork over twenty quid for the right of calling you his."
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The old man was advertising for me then, and a chum I had with me had a no- tion of getting a couple quid out of him by writ- ing a lot of silly nonsense in a letter.
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He would sell it for two quid. Black men's heads he would sell for one quid.
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