Chew+the+cud

  • 31cud — noun partly digested food returned from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth for further chewing. Phrases chew the cud think or talk reflectively. Origin OE cwidu, cudu, of Gmc origin …

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  • 32chew —   Mama (without swallowing); nau, namu (with closed mouth).    ♦ To chew gum, nau kamu.    ♦ To chew the cud, ho olualua i.    ♦ Chewed food (as kava, kukui nut for medicine), māna ai …

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  • 33cud — [[t]kʌd[/t]] n. 1) zool. the coarse food regurgitated by a ruminant from its first stomach for further chewing 2) sts Dial. quid I • chew the cud Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE cudu, var. of cwiodu, cwidu; akin to OHG quiti glue, Skt jatu gum. Cf.… …

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  • 34chew — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. masticate, gnaw, grind, champ. See food. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bite, chomp, champ, munch, crunch, masticate, nibble, nibble at, feast upon, gnaw, gulp, dispatch, grind, chew the cud, rend, gnash,… …

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  • 35cud —   Lualua i.    ♦ To raise and chew the cud, lualua i …

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  • 36chew — v. a., v. n. 1. Masticate, manducate, munch. 2. Champ, bite, gnaw. 3. Meditate, ruminate, muse on, reflect upon, chew the cud upon …

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  • 37Cud — This article is about the digestive process of a ruminant. For other uses, see Cud (disambiguation). Cud is a portion of food that returns from a ruminant s stomach in the mouth to be chewed for the second time. More accurately, it is a bolus of… …

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  • 38Science and the Bible — The various books of the Hebrew and Christian Bible contain descriptions of the physical world in the Iron Age Levant which may or may not be considered scientific.AgricultureIn the Parable of the Mustard Seed (nasb|Matthew|13:31 32|Matthew 13:31 …

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  • 39cud — /kud/, n. 1. the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time. 2. Dial. quid1. 3. chew one s or the cud, Informal. to meditate or ponder; ruminate. [bef. 1000; ME; OE cudu, var. of CWIODU,… …

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  • 40Chew — Chew, n. That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud. [Law] [1913 Webster] …

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