quid


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
quid1
noun (pl. same) Brit. informal one pound sterling.
– phrases
not the full quid Austral./NZ informal not intelligent.
quids in Brit. informal profiting or likely to profit from something.
– origin C17 (denoting a sovereign): of obscure origin.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
quid2
noun a lump of chewing tobacco.
– origin C18: var. of cud.
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