quid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
    British pound sterling; pound sterling; pound; British pound.
  2. noun something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises
    quid pro quo.
  3. noun a wad of something chewable as tobacco
    plug; chew; wad; cud; chaw.

WordNet

Quid noun
Etymology
See Cud.
Definitions
  1. A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco.
Quid transitive verb
Definitions
  1. (Man.) To drop from the mouth, as food when partially chewed; -- said of horses. Youatt.

Webster 1913