chew the cudif a cow or sheep chews the cud, it keeps biting on food it has brought up from its stomach 〔牛或羊〕反刍chew the cud• A bout of feeding early in the morning is followed by a lie down during which they chew the cud.• All around me camels sat peacefully chewing the cud.• It is as much a pattern of their inner being as is tail-wagging or chewing the cud.• After chewing the cud for a minute or two, they continue the fight.
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