In coinmaking, an area of a coin struck by a die that has a complete break across part of its surface. May be either "retained," in which the faulty piece of the die is still in place, or "full," in which the piece of the die has fallen away. Retained cuds usually have dentil detail if on the edge; full cuds do not.
In coinmaking, an area of a coin struck by a die that has a complete break across part of its surface. May be either "retained," in which the faulty piece of the die is still in place, or "full," in which the piece of the die has fallen away. Retained cuds usually have dentil detail if on the edge; full cuds do not.
"No longer is Leopold, as he sits there, ruminating, chewing the cud of reminiscence ..."
Joyce, Ulysses, 14