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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence;
[syn: British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid]

2. something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises;
[syn: quid pro quo, quid]

3. a wad of something chewable as tobacco;
[syn: chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quid \Quid\, n. [See Cud.] A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quid \Quid\ (kw[i^]d), n.; pl. quid. [Etym. uncertain.] An English coin, a sovereign. [Slang, Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] They invited him to come to-morrow, . . . and bring half a quid with him. --Charles Reade. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quid \Quid\, v. t. (Man.) To drop from the mouth, as food when partially chewed; -- said of horses. --Youatt. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

quid n 1: the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid] 2: something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises [syn: quid pro quo, quid] 3: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad]