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‖n. pl. [ Pg. botoque stopple. So called because they wear a wooden plug in the pierced lower lip. ] A Brazilian tribe of Indians, noted for their use of poisons; -- also called Aymborés. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. cudu, cwudu, cwidu, cweodo, of uncertain origin; cf, G. köder bait, Icel. kviðr womb, Goth. qiþus. Cf. Quid. ] 1. That portion of food which is brought up into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. Levit. xi. 3 [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A portion of tobacco held in the mouth and chewed; a quid. [ Low ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The first stomach of ruminating beasts. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

To chew the cud, to ruminate; to meditate; used with of; as, to chew the cud of bitter memories. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chewed the thrice turned cud of wrath. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Also cudbeard, corrupted fr. the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotchman, who first brought it into notice. ] 1. A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is prepared from certain species of lichen, especially Lecanora tartarea. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ For sense 1, cf. Scot. cuddy an ass; for sense 2, see 3d Cuddy. ] 1. A clown; a low rustic; a dolt. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The slavering cudden, propped upon his staff. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The coalfish. See 3d Cuddy. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Cuddled p. pr. & vb. n. Cuddling ] [ Prob. for couthle, fr. couth known; cf. OE. kuþþen to cuddle, or cuðlechen to make friends with. SeeCouth, Uncouth, Can. ] To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle. [ 1913 Webster ]

She cuddles low beneath the brake;
Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To embrace closely; to fondle. Forby. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A close embrace. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. holding close in a tender and afectionate manner. [ PJC ]

2. lying closely together while caressing; nestling together. [ PJC ]

3. foreplay without contact with the genital organs. [ slang ]
Syn. -- caressing, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. inviting cuddling or hugging; as, a cuddlesome baby. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Scot.; cf. Gael. cudaig, cudainn, or E.cuttlefish, or cod, codfish. ] (Zool) The coalfish (Pollachius carbonarius). [ Written also cudden. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Cudden. ] 1. An ass; esp., one driven by a huckster or greengrocer. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: A blockhead; a lout. Hood. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mech.) A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. a contraction fr. D. kajuit cabin: cf. F.cahute hut. ] (Naut.) A small cabin: also, the galley or kitchen of a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. kuggel; cf. G. keule club (with a round end), kugel ball, or perh. W. cogyl cudgel, or D. cudse, kuds, cudgel. ] A staff used in cudgel play, shorter than the quarterstaff, and wielded with one hand; hence, any heavy stick used as a weapon. [ 1913 Webster ]

He getteth him a grievous crabtree cudgel and . . . falls to rating of them as if they were dogs. Bunyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cudgel play, a fight or sportive contest with cudgels. --
To cross the cudgels, to forbear or give up the contest; -- a phrase borrowed from the practice of cudgel players, who lay one cudgel over another when the contest is ended. --
To take up cudgels for, to engage in a contest in behalf of (some one or something). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Cudgeled or Cudgelled p. pr. & vb. n. Cudgeling or cudgelling. ] To beat with a cudgel. [ 1913 Webster ]

An he here, I would cudgel him like a dog. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

To cudgel one's brains, to exercise one's wits. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who beats with a cudgel. [ Written also cudgeller. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Apparently fr. cud + weed, but perh. a corruption of cottonweed; or of cut weed, so called from its use as an application to cuts and chafings. ] (Bot.) A small composite plant with cottony or silky stem and leaves, primarily a species of Gnaphalium, but the name is now given to many plants of different genera, as Filago, Antennaria, etc.; cottonweed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event.
Syn. -- documentary, documentary film, infotainment. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Scudded; p. pr. & vb. n. Scudding. ] [ Dan. skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin to skud shot, gunshot, a shoot, young bough, and to E. shoot. √159. See Shoot. ] 1. To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by something. [ 1913 Webster ]

The first nautilus that scudded upon the glassy surface of warm primeval oceans. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wind was high; the vast white clouds scudded over the blue heaven. Beaconsfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To pass over quickly. [ R. ] Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

Borne on the scud of the sea. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

The scud was flying fast above us, throwing a veil over the moon. Sir S. Baker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A slight, sudden shower. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Zool.) Any swimming amphipod crustacean. [ 1913 Webster ]

Storm scud. See the Note under Cloud. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Freq. of scud: cf. Scuttle to hurry. ] To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle. [ 1913 Webster ]