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cud | ruminate |

As a noun cud

is the portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.

As a verb ruminate is

to chew cud (said of ruminants) involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.

As a adjective ruminate is

(botany) having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the north american papaw.

cud

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) cudu, earlier cwidu, of (etyl) origin. Cognate with German Kitt and Sanskrit .

Noun

  • The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.

    • Etymology 2

    Shorted form of could.

    Verb

    cud
  • could (informal), past of can.

    • Anagrams

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    ruminate

    English

    Verb

    (ruminat)
  • To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
    • A camel will ruminate just as a cow will.
  • To meditate or reflect.
    • I didn't answer right away because I needed to ruminate first.
  • To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
  • * Shakespeare
    • What I know / Is ruminated , plotted, and set down.
  • * Dryden
    • Mad with desire, she ruminates her sin.

    Synonyms

    * See also * Or

    Related terms

    * rumen * ruminant * rumination

    Derived terms

    * ruminator

    See also

    * chew the cud

    Adjective

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  • (botany) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.
    • a ruminate endosperm

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