QUID

Quid

Quid is a French encyclopedia, established in 1963 by Dominique Frémy. It was published annually between 1963 and 2007, first by Plon and later by Éditions Robert Laffont, and was the most popular encyclopedic reference work in France.

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quid

Noun

  1. The inherent nature of something.
  2. A section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811 (from tertium quid).

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A sovereign or guinea.
  2. Pound sterling.
    Five quid for a sandwich? You're having a laugh!
  3. pound
  4. pound, punt
  5. euro

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A piece of chewing tobacco.
  2. the act of chewing such tobacco

Verb

  1. To chew tobacco
  2. To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing


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