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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1591-1595, 1681
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Cude, n.2 [ME. cude, code, OE. cudu.] The cud (of ruminants). — 1591-2 Rob Stene 17.
He … gevis ȝow leive to chow ȝour cude 1595 Duncan Appendix.
Remando, rumino, to chowe the cude 1681 Colvil Whig's Suppl. ii. 10.
He slights his food, Stares in their face and chews his cude
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