'Quid' definitions:
Definition of 'quid'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
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]
noun
Definition of 'Quid'
From: GCIDE
- Quid \Quid\, n. [See Cud.] A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Quid'
From: GCIDE
- 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.]
Definition of 'Quid'
From: GCIDE
- Quid \Quid\, v. t. (Man.) To drop from the mouth, as food when partially chewed; -- said of horses. --Youatt. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'quid'
From: GCIDE
- 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.]
Synonyms of 'quid'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- axiom,
- bawbee,
- bite,
- bolus,
- cavendish,
- center,
- champ,
- chaw,
- chew,
- chewing tobacco,
- chomp,
- core,
- crown,
- cud,
- cut plug,
- dollar,
- eating tobacco,
- elixir,
- essence,
- essential,
- farthing,
- fid,
- fiver,
- florin,
- flower,
- focus,
- fourpence,
- fourpenny,
- fundamental,
- gist,
- gnash,
- gob,
- gravamen,
- groat,
- guinea,
- half crown,
- half dollar,
- halfpenny,
- heart,
- hypostasis,
- inner essence,
- kernel,
- mag,
- marrow,
- meat,
- meg,
- mite,
- monkey,
- morsel,
- mouthful,
- munch,
- navy,
- navy plug,
- new pence,
- nibble,
- nip,
- np,
- nub,
- nucleus,
- nuts and bolts,
- p,
- pence,
- penny,
- pigtail,
- pith,
- pony,
- postulate,
- pound,
- principle,
- quiddity,
- quintessence,
- sap,
- shilling,
- sixpence,
- snap,
- soul,
- spirit,
- stuff,
- substance,
- swallow,
- tenner,
- the nitty-gritty,
- threepence,
- threepenny bit,
- thrippence,
- tobacco juice,
- tuppence,
- twist,
- twopence