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Chewing the cud

You might be familiar with the expression chewing the cud - and I know that cud is a wad of food regurgitated to be chewed again but what is the plural form of cud (cuds would be the obvious answer) Does the cud remain as cud without the s? Could they all be chewing cuds or does it have to remain the cud?
Does anyone know?
  

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[nq:1]You might be familiar with the expression chewing the cud - and I know that cud is a wad of ... without the s? Could they all be chewing cuds or does it have to remain the cud?

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  • [nq:1]You might be familiar with the expression chewing the cud - and I know that cud is a wad of ...
  • without the s?
  • Could they all be chewing cuds or does it have to remain the cud?
  • [/nq] I would say it is invariable.
  • '60 cows were chewing the cud'.
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[nq:1]You might be familiar with the expression chewing the cud - and I know that cud is a wad of ... without the s? Could they all be chewing cuds or does it have to remain the cud? Does anyone know?[/nq]
I would say it is invariable. '60 cows were chewing the cud'. I think the 'the' is part of it'
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[nq:2]You might be familiar with the expression chewing the cud ... does it have to remain the cud? Does anyone know?[/nq]
[nq:1]I would say it is invariable. '60 cows were chewing the cud'. I think the 'the' is part of it'[/nq]
Yes, you are probably correct
- and thank you.
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