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Word entry · 4 letters

quid

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"British pound"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /kwɪd/Part of speech nounSorted diquStarts with QEnds with D1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a wad of something chewable as tobacco

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin quid (“what, something”), neuter singular of quis (“who”).

Used in a sentence

  • […]; but what is the quo for which they ought to give the quid? you say they ought to give a quid pro quo; what is the quo? […]; did not they give you a pretty handsome quid for the quo there?
  • It is hard to pull off a quid pro quo if the holder of the quo doesn’t know about the quid.
  • They invited him to come to-morrow, […] and bring half a quid with him.

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