English Dictionary

quid

IPA（発音記号）

/kwɪd/

名詞

アメリカ英語 口語

A piece of material for chewing, especially chewing tobacco. / (US, colloquial) the act of chewing such tobacco

日本語の意味

噛むための素材、特に噛みタバコに用いられるもの / （米国口語）その噛みタバコを噛む行為

He tucked a quid of chewing tobacco behind his cheek during the long train ride.

長い列車の旅の間、彼は頬の内側に噛みタバコの一塊を入れた。

意味（1）

A piece of material for chewing, especially chewing tobacco.

He broke off to open a small brass tobacco-box and place a little quid of tobacco tenderly into a pouch in his left cheek, ...

意味（2）

(US, colloquial) the act of chewing such tobacco

quids （ plural ）