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Also, chew over . Ponder over, meditate, as in John tends to chew the cud before he answers , or Let me chew that over and let you know . The first term, first recorded in 1382, transfers the appearance of a patiently ruminating cow to a person deep in thought. The variant was first recorded in 1696.Advertisement
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