† ˈcudwort Obs.
Also quide-.
= prec.
| 1548 Turner Names of Herbes 83 Cartafilago..is called in english Cudwurt, or Chafewurte. 1587 L. Mascall Govt. Cattle (1627) 40 Some doe take a handfull of the hearbe called Cud-wort..& so conueigh it into the beasts mouth to swallow, that hath lost his quide. 1611 Cotgr., Herbe à cotton, Cudwort, Chaffweed, Cudweed. 1725 Bradley Fam. Dict., Quide; an Evil that likewise affects Sheep; to cure which take Quidewort, which grows amongst Corn. |