quid
/kwɪd/ verb C2- To chew tobacco.
- To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing.
He/she/it quids · Past quidded · Past participle quidded · -ing form quidding
Verb forms
- Base form
- quid
- He/she/it
- quids
- Past
- quidded
- Past participle
- quidded
- -ing form
- quidding
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
From the library
Give up a hundred thousand quid?"
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.
Morrel,” said he, again turning his quid, “as for that——”
Penelon nearly swallowed his quid; fortunately he recovered.
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