Quid (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Quid

The quantity of tobacco put into the mouth at one time. To quid tobacco; to chew tobacco. Quid est hoc? hoc est quid; a guinea. Half a quid; half a guinea. The swell tipped me fifty quid for the prad; the gentleman gave fifty pounds for the horse.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

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