From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchew the cudchew the cudif a cow or sheep chews the cud, it keeps biting on food it has brought up from its stomach → chew
Examples from the Corpus
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. 