To chew the cud

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	to chew the food over again, as a cow; to ruminate; hence, to meditate.
	to ruminate; to meditate; used with of; as, to chew the cud of bitter memories.

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Which sentiment being a pretty hard morsel, and bearing something of the air of a paradox, we shall leave the reader to chew the cud upon it to the end of the chapter.

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