- (n.) The act or process of ruminating or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud.
- (n.) The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection.
- (n.) The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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